as in confinement
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Adult court carries much longer terms of confinement than juvenile court, which focuses on rehabilitation and offers more services.—
Erik S. Hanley,
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After his grisly crimes were uncovered, Gein spent his final years in psychiatric confinement far from the farmhouse that once horrified the nation.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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After the violence of the childbed, women were then expected to perform domestic labor that was expressly gendered and acknowledged as backbreaking.—
Time,
Time,
20 Jan. 2023
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Creatine supplementation can be beneficial during hormone changes, like menstrual cycles, pregnancy, post-partum and menopause.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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High fevers and pain are widely recognized as potential risks to a pregnancy if left untreated.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Lying-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lying-in. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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