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Recent Examples of detainee
Joshua Jahn, 29, killed a detainee, injured two others and fatally shot himself.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
If approved, the ceremony must take place privately inside the facility, with all expenses borne by the detainee or their spouse.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
The daughter of one Cuban detainee held in Alligator Alcatraz for more than three months described multiple incidents of guards beating detainees and deploying pepper spray in housing units.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The announcement comes within hours of a public hearing on the record number of detainee deaths in ICE detention centers.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
If approved, the ceremony must take place privately inside the facility, with all expenses borne by the detainee or their spouse.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
The daughter of one Cuban detainee held in Alligator Alcatraz for more than three months described multiple incidents of guards beating detainees and deploying pepper spray in housing units.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The announcement comes within hours of a public hearing on the record number of detainee deaths in ICE detention centers.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
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But the judge, Clifton Newman, responded with a forceful rebuke of Murdaugh and alluded to the defendant’s addiction to prescription painkillers.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Both Rollins and the department are named as defendants in the lawsuit.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Using unique identifiers attached to each arrestee, The Post excluded a number of apparent duplicate arrests from its analysis.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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It had been edited, presumably using generative AI, to show the arrestee as weeping uncontrollably.—
Donald Moynihan,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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Locations are chosen based on impaired-driving crashes, and first-time DUI offenders face average fines and penalties of $13,500.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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The governor had publicly questioned whether Peters’ nine-year sentence was too hard for a first-time, nonviolent offender.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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The sheriff's office added that there was no threat to the community and also no suspect at large.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Bonta argues Bianco violated state law and the attorney general’s authority by removing ballots from official custody without identifying a specific crime or suspect.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Next door is Ottimo with its stone pizza oven and all kinds of homemade pasta and fresh fish.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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The sturgeon is an armored beast of a fish that has abided on this planet for at least 120 million years.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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When unhoused people are treated as criminals, they are pushed into an identity of exclusion rather than belonging.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Set in Gaza in 2007, and following the misadventures of a student (Nader Abd Alhay) and restaurant owner and petty criminal (Majd Eid), the picture premiered in Un Certain Regard last year and won the Best Director prize.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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