as in jails
to put in or as if in prison
some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II
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The regime that jails children also profits from drugs, human trafficking, and online scams.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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The city coordinates with community partners like Jericho Way to ensure transportation and shelter for homeless residents during periods when the city's temporary emergency shelter is demobilized.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The call was arranged to help educate residents from all walks of life and sprawling corners of the nation, including here in Kansas City, on the constitutional right to record and document ICE actions and the risks associated with doing so.—
Mará Rose Williams
January 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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In October, The Star published a story about the growth of African drumming and dance in Kansas City and introduced readers to two of the leading studio owners responsible for bringing the art form and the history behind it to musicians and dancers from all walks of life.—
Mara Williams,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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Oceania is a consistent favorite of T+L readers, appearing on the World’s Best Awards Hall of Fame and ranking among the top midsize-ship ocean cruise lines in 2025.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Afwerki routinely imprisons his critics and political opponents and has implemented a policy of indefinite mandatory military and national service for residents, which human-rights watchdogs say amounts to slavery.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
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Hundreds of Austin nurses and community members held a candlelight vigil Wednesday night to honor Alex Pretti, who died after being shot by federal agents in Minneapolis.—
Mikala Compton,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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Two nurses at a private hospital near Kolkata, West Bengal have the virus, with one in critical condition.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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One of the worst offenders is the California Faculty Association (CFA), which represents over 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors, and coaches across California State University (CSU), a statewide system.—
Mark Pinkert,
Oc Register,
23 Dec. 2025
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These itinerant lecturers performed experiments and spectaculars in London coffeehouses and aristocratic salons, demonstrating Newtonian physics.—
Beth DuFault,
The Conversation,
15 Dec. 2025
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In an industry that often confines its actors, especially women and especially Black women, Hall continues to carve a path defined by risk, depth and courage.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Nov. 2025
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As demand for facial overhauls soars in Hollywood and elsewhere, surgeons have raised their fees dramatically.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Jan. 2026
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In an episode of the Moonshots with Peter Diamandis podcast earlier this month, the Tesla CEO predicted his automatons would outnumber human surgeons within the decade.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Interns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interns. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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