detainees

plural of detainee

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Noun
  • The complaint also identifies several defendants as having ties to the Christian Zheng Sheng Association, a Hong Kong charity whose founder, Jacob Lam Hay-sing, is wanted by Hong Kong police in an unrelated criminal investigation.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • The men, all in their late teens, were allegedly beaten and pistol-whipped by two of the co-defendants, while a third streamed the assault to Arnold and other suspects who were traveling to the apartment, police said.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Two suspects hit several businesses in the Fairfax District early Tuesday morning, with one suspect in police custody.
    Julie Sharp, CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • Deem fired his weapon at the suspects, but no injuries were reported, and the disturbance suspect has not been apprehended.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Deputies responded to the area and identified an undisclosed number of juveniles as the offenders, officials said.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Survivors have fought for a full public account of priests, with San Francisco the only diocese in the state that has not released such a list of clergy abuse offenders.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • What begins as a chance to escape the routine of his everyday life quickly spirals into a dangerous gathering of powerful criminals, old enemies, and unresolved loyalties.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 June 2026
  • That creates the perfect opening for criminals.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Kids might be more entranced by the family-friendly Resort Pool and Winding River, the activities at the Reef Rangers Club, and the 500,000-gallon Under the Sea Lagoon that’s home to stingrays, reef fish, and Aldabra tortoises.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The standout dinner order is the seafood paella, which arrives sizzling in a hot pan with shrimp, calamari, mussels, market fish, chorizo, and crispy bomba rice.
    Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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“Detainees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainees. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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