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Here are the top headlines: Three of Louisville’s neighboring counties are assisting Immigration & Customs Enforcement, leading to an outcry from residents as jailers reaffirm their commitment to assisting law enforcement agencies, both federal and local, our Keely Doll reports.
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Otherwise, local races – mayor, city legislative body, school board, county jailer, etc. – are the responsibility of the county clerk.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Over the span of about a half a day, the jailer said, 53 inmates used the glitch to pad their commissary accounts, which can be used to buy things like food items and toiletries and to fund phone calls and other communications with the outside world.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 June 2025
Belarus and Russia rounded out the top five. China, Myanmar, Belarus and Russia routinely rank among the top jailers of journalists.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 13 May 2025
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Otherwise, local races – mayor, city legislative body, school board, county jailer, etc. – are the responsibility of the county clerk.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Over the span of about a half a day, the jailer said, 53 inmates used the glitch to pad their commissary accounts, which can be used to buy things like food items and toiletries and to fund phone calls and other communications with the outside world.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 June 2025
Belarus and Russia rounded out the top five. China, Myanmar, Belarus and Russia routinely rank among the top jailers of journalists.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailer
Noun
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Eventually, the warden showed up and welcomed them to el infierno—hell.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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As for the bear, two wardens with AGFC responded to the scene and found the animal still in the area.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His wife, his 14-year-old son and a marshal had been shot dead during the siege.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The job of federal marshal was created in 1789, but the agency’s numbers are small and largely focused on carrying out the work of federal courts.—
Byron Tau,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The entire nest changes, the child changes and the parents/guardians change.—
Tembi Locke,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Leaders who grasp this framework will see themselves not just as managers of tasks but as architects of signals, stewards of patterns, cultivators of pathways, and guardians of heuristics.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Red Oak scored back-to-back TDs in the second period, as Thomas powered in for a two-yard TD run and Middleton scored on a 17-yard keeper.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Nordstrom Rack Double Keeper Belt Nordstrom Rack is replete with black belts that won’t break the bank — one of them being this slim leather belt with a gold buckle and two gold keepers, which comes in sizes small to extra large.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cloudflare, just like custodians of all web properties, has an affirmative duty to secure the service.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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To mitigate this, business leaders need a data owner, data steward, data custodian and data protection officer in their data governance team.—
Jagadish Gokavarapu,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The elder Hall’s indifference toward his son’s life shocks even his captor, prompting a bonding moment that softens the viewer’s perceptions of both men.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hermit gets knocked around in the melee, first by the monster and then by its would-be captor, the mysterious Maginot cyborg Morrow.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailer. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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