as in penitentiaries
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
some lowlife who had been in and out of hock most of his adult life
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as in pawns
to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan
the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts
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This includes providing the Colombian military more leeway in the field, signing a new security agreement with Washington and building 10 mega-prisons that mimic Bukele’s network of penitentiaries in El Salvador.
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Behind bars in state penitentiaries in Gatesville and Marlin, Mejia felt forgotten.
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The lightweight cream deposits a subtle wash of color, and blends tracelessly to create a fresh-faced, no-makeup-makeup finish.
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This is one in which the user deposits cash that serves as its’ purchase limit.
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As medetomidine spreads across the country, jails that are still inadequately prepared to treat opioid withdrawal alone could face an onslaught of severe cases.
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During this time, the singer also had several brushes with the law, staying at various jails and reformatories.
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Those are the players in recent memory who’ve commanded the kind of draft capital that reshapes franchises — the sort of seismic move that mortgages a future and, in return, attaches expectations normally reserved for franchise-carrying superstars.
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In 2025 alone, the foundation says its dogs completed 609 jobs by visiting hospitals, care homes, schools and prisons across Switzerland.
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An alleged smuggling ring said to have airdropped drugs, cigarettes, cellphones, weapons and other contraband into 10 federal prisons in the South and Mid-Atlantic was based right here in Macon.
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During a search of Getz's vehicle, officers found THC vape pens, and received information that Getz may have used THC on the day of the crash.
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Fentanyl also can come in powder and vape pens.
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The pandemic, in combination with soaring beef prices, had decimated barbecue joints that once peppered the East Bay.
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Had history caught a different tailwind, those crêpe shops might have been fish and chips joints.
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“Hocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hocks. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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