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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
some no-good fellow who had spent most of his life in and out of the county jug
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as in pitcher
a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout
put a jug of milk on the table
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as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
the luckless crooks got jugged before they knew what hit them
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Thousands of indigenous Mayan people in Guatemala rejected the construction of a Santa Muerte prayer center, allegedly financed by gang members imprisoned in a local jail.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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An attendee of the meeting told police Hatch complained about her previous time in jail and lifted her pant leg to show her home detention ankle bracelet.Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2024
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Flaherty was a high school teammate of both pitcher Max Fried, and Lucas Giolito at Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles.Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Another memory: In 1989 the Dodgers got pitcher Mike Morgan.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Garcia Glenn White was pronounced dead shortly before 7 p.m. local time at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, according to CBS News, The Associated Press, and USA Today.Sean Neumann, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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In Texas, Travis Mullis was pronounced dead at the state penitentiary in Huntsville at 7:01 p.m. for the killing of his 3-month-old son.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
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Inside the apartment there was alcohol and six bottles of prescription medications, including antidepressants and amphetamines, all prescribed to Alex.Natalie Morales, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recreate classic scenes with detailed accessories like wands, perfume bottles, and a clothing trunk.Ali Faccenda, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Just this past July electoral fraud kept Nicolás Maduro, Chávez’s successor, in power and has spurred a wave of violence and political repression that resulted in, at least, dozens dead, and thousands wrongly imprisoned.Alejandro Puyana, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Since then, Feathers has been imprisoned in the local zoo, which Park and Crossingham design like a prison, plotting his revenge against the hometown heroes who put him away.Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
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The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2024
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The 2014 ballot measure, which Proposition 36 would partially repeal if approved, was billed by supporters as a key part of criminal justice reform in the state and to help with prison overcrowding.Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
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Just want to relax with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine?Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, 1/4 cup ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, seasoned salt, and pepper.Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
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So to have Yasuda pen the protagonist’s G-Self mobile suit was and still is great.Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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This isn’t the first time P-Lo has lent his voice and pen for a Bay Area sports team.Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
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