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Recent Examples of jailbreak
The jailbreak wasn't immediately detected, with hours passing before sheriff's officials discovered the escape and alerted New Orleans police.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
One of the inmates still on the lam after the recent jailbreak in New Orleans has put out a plea for help directed at Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, and NBA YoungBoy.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
Here’s a list of headline-grabbing jailbreaks that captured the nation’s attention over the years.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Three more inmates who escaped from New Orleans’ main lockup in one of Louisiana’s biggest jailbreaks ever have been captured, leaving two at large.
—Jana Kasperkevic, NBC news, 27 May 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
One of the inmates still on the lam after the recent jailbreak in New Orleans has put out a plea for help directed at Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, and NBA YoungBoy.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
Here’s a list of headline-grabbing jailbreaks that captured the nation’s attention over the years.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Three more inmates who escaped from New Orleans’ main lockup in one of Louisiana’s biggest jailbreaks ever have been captured, leaving two at large.
—Jana Kasperkevic, NBC news, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailbreak
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On June 3, El Gamal says she and her children were arrested, put on a flight in the middle of the night and transferred from Colorado to the Dilley Family Detention Center in southern Texas.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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In 2020 and 2021, SpaceX lost several Starship prototypes to problems during ground and flight testing.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2025
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Sheriff Susan Hutson, whose department operates the jail and has faced intense scrutiny over the escapes, personally received the tip Friday morning that led to the arrest.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Friedland never ignores what’s upsetting about Ruth’s condition, especially the loneliness that might replace sleep in an unfamiliar bed, or the despair that triggers a nighttime escape.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Not to be outdone, an all-season stunner from Marc Jacobs is finally under $300, while a trendy anklet is now half-off and ready to bling up your next beach getaway.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
30 June 2025
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Stay at The Alpina Gstaad, a glamorous five-star getaway with a more than 20,000-square-foot Six Senses Spa.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2025
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An escaped pet zebra that went on the lam in Tennessee was captured Sunday after gamboling in the forest for more than a week.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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Paul Brightman lives on the lam while evading Russian operatives.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Given his age, and his noticeable decline in performance from his breakout 2024 (.714 OPS so far compared to .834), Duran looks like the odd man out.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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The 2019 breakout hit, which is now 7x platinum-certified by the RIAA, is uncharacteristically bubbly compared to the vibe of his latest album Dopamine.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
23 June 2025
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References to trans people disappeared around the same time from the website for the Stonewall National Monument, considered the birthplace of gay liberation, in a move that sparked particular outcry.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
28 June 2025
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Fleeing from their oppressive lives, our heroes, played by Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, take the standard trajectory of liberation embodied by the macho road movie and give it a feminist kick.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The Italian side already made a fine start to the competition with a comprehensive victory over Al Ain, a 5-0 rout at Audi Field in Washington DC which was analysed in this previous column.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Hayes added another 14 points plus four boards and two assists in an 87-63 rout of the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2025
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Teaming up with Rebels like the enigmatic Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and the sarcastic droid K-2SO (Alan Tudyk), Jyn’s quest for salvation and redemption runs right up to the beginning of the original film, Star Wars: A New Hope.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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Netflix’s Devil May Cry follows Dante (Johnny Yong Bosch), a young demon hunter who turns out to be the world’s best hope for salvation when a mysterious villain threatens to open the gates of Hell.—
Ryan Fleming,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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