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Recent Examples of detainee
And chronic detainee hunger is often dismissed by inspectors, as long as the menus are certified as nutritionally adequate.
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
The defense said Nail was protecting himself from a combative detainee.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
In another post on X, the ministry shared that one Spanish detainee from Thunberg's Flotilla allegedly bit a female medical staff member at Ketziot Prison.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Last week, a shooter opened fire on an ICE field office in Dallas from a nearby rooftop, killing one detainee and critically wounding two others, the Department of Homeland Security said.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
The defense said Nail was protecting himself from a combative detainee.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
In another post on X, the ministry shared that one Spanish detainee from Thunberg's Flotilla allegedly bit a female medical staff member at Ketziot Prison.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Last week, a shooter opened fire on an ICE field office in Dallas from a nearby rooftop, killing one detainee and critically wounding two others, the Department of Homeland Security said.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
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The lawsuit also names Diddy’s longtime attorney Kenneth Meiselas as a co-defendant.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The issue could be addressed at Bolton’s next hearing on November 21, and the outcome may shape how future courts balance defendants’ access needs against strict national security requirements.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Money bail became more common around the turn of the 20th century with the rise of commercial bail bonds, in which a bail bond business would front the bail money, charging the arrestee a portion of the bail amount as a fee.—
Christine Scott-Hayward,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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The civil offense also affects the type of judge who will hear the case, whether an arrestee is entitled to legal representation and how quickly the Department of Homeland Security can remove someone from the United States.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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While undergoing the months-long program, offenders participate in half-day programming and half-day work, school, or vocational activities.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
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The danger of restoring offenders has played out in less formal ways.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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Police have not identified a suspect, and a description of the vehicle has not been released.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Nov. 2025
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Speaking at the scene of the Huntingdon attack on Sunday morning, BTP Superintendent John Loveless said the suspect was arrested within eight minutes of the first emergency call being received.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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The man from the city provided goats, yam, fish, palm oil, orogbo, sugar and honey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Last month, the opportunity finally came, thanks to a plucky desert fish and the biologists working to safeguard the species from extinction.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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To suggest that another candidate’s supporters are criminals — particularly when that candidate is, by all measures, poised to win at least a plurality of votes in the city — does not seem like a recipe for earning New Yorkers’ support.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Binance also lacked protocols — standard for financial services companies — to report transactions for money laundering risks, according to the Justice Department, and employees were well aware that such an oversight would invite criminals to the platform.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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