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  2. Ransom - Wikipedia

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    Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or the sum of money involved in such a practice.. When ransom means "payment", the word comes via Old French rançon from Latin redemptio, 'buying back'; [1] compare "redemption".

  3. Prisoners of war in World War II - Wikipedia

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    [24]: 275 154,000 were held in Britain [25] and 400,000 have been held by Britain in various locations by the time war ended. [23]: 89 [1]: 194 A small number initially, then over 50,000 later, were sent to the United States; [1]: 156, 190 others in various parts of the Commonwealth (such as India, Australia, South Africa and Kenya).

  4. List of time travel works of fiction - Wikipedia

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    In 2032, Skynet sends another Terminator back in time, this time to 2004, in a final attempt to kill John Connor before the inevitable nuclear holocaust on mankind. 2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Alfonso Cuarón: Hermione Granger receives a Time-Turner from Professor McGonagall, so she can attend more classes than time would ...

  5. Captivity narrative - Wikipedia

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    Captivity narratives are usually stories of people captured by enemies whom they consider uncivilized, or whose beliefs and customs they oppose. The best-known captivity narratives in North America are those concerning Europeans and Americans taken as captives and held by the indigenous peoples of North America.

  6. What is the time value of money? - AOL

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    The time value of money means that money is worth more now than in the future because of its potential growth and earning power over time. In other words, receiving a dollar today is more valuable ...

  7. The Missing (novel series) - Wikipedia

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    He has also gone back in time to "help" Jonah and Katherine. In Redeemed, the adult version of him is killed by Mr. Rathbone. The young version of him is rescued by Jordan, and he is adopted by the Skidmores. Curtis Rathbone - CEO of Interchronological Rescue, the company that steals babies from the past and sells them in the future to become ...

  8. List of established military terms - Wikipedia

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    Leave: Vacation time nearly completely free unless an emergency recall occurs. [11] Shore leave or Liberty (US): Permission to leave the ship/base to enjoy non-work activities. [11] Maritime Insertion: Mid-watch: Tends to be the midnight to 0400 watch. Also known as "balls to four" due to military time equivalent 0000-0400. [11]

  9. Vietnam War POW/MIA issue - Wikipedia

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    The National League of Families' POW/MIA flag; it was created in 1971 when the war was still in progress. The National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia was created by Sybil Stockdale, Evelyn Grubb and Mary Crowe as an originally small group of POW/MIA wives in Coronado, California, and Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1967.