as in imprisoned
to put in or as if in prison
if they catch you, they're going to lock you up and throw away the key!
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In López’s city of Tocoa, environmental defenders fighting the mining project have been getting picked off for years and eight activists were imprisoned for more than two years in what lawyers said was retaliation for their work.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026 -
Witnesses also described how Venezuelan courts became powerless once intelligence officials decided detainees would remain imprisoned.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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Benson may not remain jailed for long.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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As dissidents are detained, journalists jailed, and freedom of expression extinguished, lawyers are often the last line of defense.—
Irwin Cotler,
Time,
8 May 2026
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In the summers, from 2022 to 2024, Skylar interned with her dad’s former team as part of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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More than two dozen EBC students interned last summer with the public schools as teacher aides.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The girl reported the assaults to her elementary school teacher while Dixon was incarcerated on unrelated charges, according to court records.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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She has been incarcerated ever since.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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With help from some doctor errors (won't bore you with the long story), Joey was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and does not walk or talk and is confined to a wheelchair.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Sailing near Africa's Atlantic Coast is a cruise ship where everyone onboard is confined to their cabins under quarantine.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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“Locked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locked%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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