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Recent Examples of prison camp
But some of the women who served time in Bryan remain skeptical that the prison camp has been transformed.
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Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Bale was 12 when Steven Spielberg cast him in the incredibly challenging role of Jim, the son of a wealthy British family who gets separated during World War II and ends up in a Japanese prison camp.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
The resisters were transferred from a prison camp to a more restrictive jail, Tulelake Camp, located more than 10 miles away, said Ron Nakano, with the Marysville JACL, noting that the two camps are distinct but often confused.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
In the interview, the British businessman addressed Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer from a federal prison in Florida to a federal prison camp in Texas over the summer.
—James Longman, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Bale was 12 when Steven Spielberg cast him in the incredibly challenging role of Jim, the son of a wealthy British family who gets separated during World War II and ends up in a Japanese prison camp.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
The resisters were transferred from a prison camp to a more restrictive jail, Tulelake Camp, located more than 10 miles away, said Ron Nakano, with the Marysville JACL, noting that the two camps are distinct but often confused.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
In the interview, the British businessman addressed Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer from a federal prison in Florida to a federal prison camp in Texas over the summer.
—James Longman, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prison camp
Noun
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The Nazis, three years in power, had begun operating Germany’s first concentration camps.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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Exceeding expectations As a trip set mainly in concentration camps, sadness is often the top expectation.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Noun
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He was convicted and sentenced to 13 years in a labor camp.—
Nick Tabor,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 Apr. 2026
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The labor camp, already on the National Register of Historic Places, was run by Tom Collins, to whom Steinbeck dedicated his 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Grapes of Wrath.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mike Braun opened the Speedway Slammer at an Indiana prison, Jim Pillen opened the Cornhusker Clink at a Nebraska work camp, and Jeff Landry opened the Louisiana Lockup in a disused wing of Angola penitentiary.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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And Nazi officials had promised Auschwitz’s Buna work camp thousands of skilled Jewish laborers – a quota that was not met because of the Rosenstrasse Jews’ release.—
Danielle Wirsansky,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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To get there, Sodais climbed mountains in the snow, moved from border to border with the help of smugglers, got captured a dozen times and spent time in jail.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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Ábalos, who spent seven months in jail before his trial in April, is accused of taking kickbacks from the purchase of $60 million-worth of facemasks during the Covid pandemic.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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The bullpen entered Sunday with a 6.71 ERA since ending that scoreless streak on May 25.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Puts the bullpen in a bad situation, puts the whole game in a bad situation.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 June 2026
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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prison%20camp. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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