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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulags
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Khalil al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official and lead negotiator, said Thursday evening that all women and children held in Israeli jails will be freed.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025 -
In exchange, Israel will release 250 Palestinian prisoners serving their sentences in Israeli jails and another 1,700 who have been detained in Gaza, according to a BBC source in Gaza.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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His death comes shortly after a report from the chief inspector of prisons highlighted a sharp rise in violence at HMP Wakefield, according to the BBC.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
12 Oct. 2025
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None of the comics who performed in Riyadh made a mention of the detainees in Saudi prisons.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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After his conviction, Gray was sent to Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country at the time.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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The show also sees Watkins expose Gein to disturbing material, such as photos from concentration camps and books about notorious Nazi war criminal Ilse Koch (played by Vicky Krieps), who, as Gein would go on to do, allegedly collected human skin and body parts.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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The wife of the commander at one of Germany’s largest Nazi concentration camps allegedly had a desire to own objects made of human skin, per The Conversation.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some private equity or real estate vehicles require multiyear lockups.—
Gregory Clifford,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The boat therefore needed metal or plastic cages installed around the engines, so that the diver wouldn’t get accidentally cut up by their blades — and finding a boat and then the right cages fit onto the boat would take time.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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The activists were regularly moved around to assorted cells and outdoor cages while awaiting processing and court hearings.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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Insulin is expensive—a package of insulin pens, which may last a month, might be $25.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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No pens were allowed in the Hole—only the flimsy ink reservoirs from inside ballpoint cases.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Gulags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulags. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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