gulags

Definition of gulagsnext
plural of gulag

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Noun
  • Like jails across the country, staffing shortages have persisted under Sheriff Brown’s tenure, and the department spent more than $73 million on overtime for employees over the past three years.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Sheriff Robert Luna has asked the National Institute of Corrections to examine conditions and practices at Los Angeles County jails, a request made after 10 inmates died in jail custody in less than three months.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Deihl, who has worked in Michigan prisons for 15 years, says staffing shortages are creating increasingly unsafe conditions for officers.
    Lauren Winfrey, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The ratio of officers to inmates at state prisons is still too low.
    Adam Beam, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Behind bars in state penitentiaries in Gatesville and Marlin, Mejia felt forgotten.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • His teenage years were spent in concentration camps.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Stop the warehouse conversions to concentration camps.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Owners reported sudden deceleration, downshifting, and temporary rear wheel lockups in 2015-2017 models.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • These investments are typically illiquid and long-term, with multi-year lockups and limited redemption options.
    Fred Hubler, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • When examining the evolution of armoured warfare, the tanks that truly changed modern warfare are those that delivered a decisive technological leap, influenced future tank design, and impacted battlefield outcomes.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • That’s why the Padres’ hitters have made a point of having their machines fire baseballs at the top and low points of their zones in the cages in Peoria.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • With the new-old wallpaper intact, Adams estimates that guests can count about 11,055 bird cages throughout the theater.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Other items also needed are chocolates, mints, note pads, pens, socks, shower slippers and a few coins for good luck.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Add legs, eyes, and noses to the fingerprint caterpillars with paint pens.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Gulags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulags. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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