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Recent Examples of commissary Many people don’t realize that inmates must purchase nearly all of their personal hygiene products and over the counter drugs through commissary accounts. Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 Sigmon will share his final meal with some fellow prisoners on death row and plans to give away the money in his commissary accounts, his supporters said. CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025 These lockdowns often result in elimination of recreation, visitation, and commissary access,without legitimate security concerns. Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 The building is three times the size of the former commissary. Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commissary
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Noun
  • Kidman’s words resonated in a room that included Jeremy Strong, Julianne Moore, Kering deputy CEO Francesca Bellettini and Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello in the audience.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
  • The 16-year-old driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, deputies said.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Witnesses said the mayor’s arrest followed his attempt to join a facility tour with three of New Jersey’s congressional delegates.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
  • Miss Universe® Latina: El Reality: New live reality series where Latinas compete to become the first Miss Universe® Latina delegate.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • German diplomatic representatives wanted to send the boxes back to the German embassy in Tokyo.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025
  • The law passed both chambers of Congress nearly unanimously, with only two House representatives dissenting, in a rare moment of bipartisan consensus.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • This solution integrates contact centers with operational systems, enabling both self-service and live agent support across channels like voice, chat, and SMS.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • The team also included A.R.G.U.S. agent John Economos (Steve Agee) of the Belle Reve Penitentiary, National Security Agency agent and former Waller aide Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), and new team member Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks).
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 finalist Lexi Love is undergoing a 30-day rehab program to seek treatment for substance abuse as well as emotional therapy, her manager exclusively shares with Entertainment Weekly.
    Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 11 May 2025
  • So, how do the Premier League’s other managers react in these scenarios?
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • The review aims to ensure that U.S. attorneys in 94 offices nationwide share equal responsibility with headquarters officials in choosing whether to pursue public corruption cases, according to a department official speaking on background.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • In response, the NCAA and athletes’ attorneys softened roster limits by adding a grandfathering provision that allows colleges to keep current players and recruits on a roster who would otherwise have been cut due to roster limits.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • The Chinese government has not confirmed who else will be with Mr. He at the meetings or if Wang Xiaohong, China’s minister of public security, who directs its narcotics control commission, will attend.
    Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 10 May 2025
  • Tarar, the Pakistani information minister, said that the country’s armed forces have killed 40 to 50 Indian soldiers in the exchanges along the Line of Control.
    Sheikh Saaliq, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025

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“Commissary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissary. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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