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Recent Examples of detainee
During the trial, prosecutors stated that although the detainee posed no threat, Brown entered his cell twice and tased him at least six times, including in his private area.
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 10 June 2026
In a lawsuit filed against ICE last year, another former detainee said he was served spoiled milk.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
The policy, issued during the Biden administration, directed the agency to review and report all detainee fatalities, including those that occurred up to a month following release.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 8 June 2026
Video of the incident aired by Israeli media showed soldiers moving a Palestinian detainee to the side of an enclosure of Sde Teiman military base and detention center.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 6 June 2026
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 10 June 2026
In a lawsuit filed against ICE last year, another former detainee said he was served spoiled milk.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
The policy, issued during the Biden administration, directed the agency to review and report all detainee fatalities, including those that occurred up to a month following release.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 8 June 2026
Video of the incident aired by Israeli media showed soldiers moving a Palestinian detainee to the side of an enclosure of Sde Teiman military base and detention center.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
Noun
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Under the current law, judges must presume mental illness was a factor if a defendant with a legitimate diagnosis seeks diversion.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Coleman, Carter's co-defendant, was arrested by Murfreesboro Police SWAT officers at his home in Murfreesboro.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
17 June 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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The offender is described as an African-American man between 40-45 years of age, weighing 180-200 pounds, and was last seen wearing a gray/black baseball cap, a light blue shirt, gray pants, and black gym shoes.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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To better understand what drives a young person to commit these crimes, CNN spent months searching for prior offenders willing to speak about their experience.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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The plot was foiled when a suspect’s mother alerted police, court documents said.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The shootings, which police suspect were committed by one man, left one person dead and four people injured.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
Noun
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There’s no need to rev up the oven for a quick weeknight meal; this air fryer can cook chicken, fish, meat, and more with the push of a button.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Avian scopes are typically below 20, and so are the scopes for fishes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
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This makes your accounts much harder to break into, even if a criminal gets control of your phone number.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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And historically, denaturalization has been reserved for the most egregious offenders, such as human rights abusers and violent criminals.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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