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Recent Examples of jailer
Those jailers, Rafael Moreno and Joel Garcia, remain listed as defendants alongside six other guards allegedly involved in the altercation.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, and two jailers face murder charges.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
His hunting license could also be suspended, although the charges don’t carry potential jail time for the one-time jailer.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
The two men were first noticed missing at 12:35 a.m. Wednesday and ICE jailers connected their disappearance to a power outage that happened at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, and two jailers face murder charges.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
His hunting license could also be suspended, although the charges don’t carry potential jail time for the one-time jailer.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
The two men were first noticed missing at 12:35 a.m. Wednesday and ICE jailers connected their disappearance to a power outage that happened at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailer
Noun
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All expressed their concerns, one way or another, to different officials within the facility, all the way up to the warden.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Joseph Gunja, a security consultant who previously worked as a warden for several federal prisons, says even small mistakes can lead to problems.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Another photo features a marshal with a long-range precision rifle mounted on a bipod, stationed on jagged ground with dramatic peaks in the backdrop.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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According to Brennan, the most troublesome law enforcement officers were 5,000 men deputized by the U.S. marshal.—
Robert Loerzel,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Parents and guardians earning $200,000 a year or less are eligible to claim the full $2,000 credit per child through tax year 2025.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Researchers gave the species a new common name: the Palawan guardian frog.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Wyatt Kaiser is 22 and looks like a keeper.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But unless data is truly replicated widely, availability still hinges on just a few custodians.—
Viktor Trón,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The showrunners have worked closely with the Preservation Society of Newport County, custodian of more than a dozen historic residences, to get the kind of access that’s rarely granted to film crews.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 June 2025
Noun
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In the finale to Squid Game Season 2, the Squid Game competitors rise up against their captors.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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With their men slaughtered, local women in the epic like Briseis are driven to a horrific existence, enslaved by their Greek captors and the killers of their fathers, husbands and brothers—utterly powerless victims of war, subject to the soldiers’ every whim, including rape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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