hostage crisis

noun

: a situation in which someone is holding people as hostages

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Reales was in the U.S. Navy for 8 years and was on a ship in the Indian Ocean during the Iran hostage crisis in 1979. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025 We were treated terribly during the hostage crisis. Courtney Dorning, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025 The Iranian hostage crisis, in which dozens of Americans were taken hostage for 444 days, all but sealed his fate as a one-term president. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025 Carney emphasized Canada's history of supporting the U.S., from the Iranian hostage crisis to the Afghanistan war, where Canada suffered significant losses. Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hostage crisis

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“Hostage crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostage%20crisis. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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