labor camp
noun
1
: a penal colony where forced labor is performed
2
: a camp for migratory laborers
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In The Weight, Hawke plays Samuel Murphy, who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer played by Russell Crowe.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
My parents grew up in Cambodia in the 1970s, when the Khmer Rouge took over the country and forced millions of people into labor camps.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
In one, she was sent to a labor camp after giving birth.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Murphy is not acting alone, however, as he’s been assigned to the journey out of a labor camp run by a merciless, tobacco-spitting boss (Russell Crowe) — and some in his merriless band turn out to be savvier, and more malicious, than others.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
My parents grew up in Cambodia in the 1970s, when the Khmer Rouge took over the country and forced millions of people into labor camps.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
In one, she was sent to a labor camp after giving birth.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Murphy is not acting alone, however, as he’s been assigned to the journey out of a labor camp run by a merciless, tobacco-spitting boss (Russell Crowe) — and some in his merriless band turn out to be savvier, and more malicious, than others.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Labor camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20camp. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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