reform schools

Definition of reform schoolsnext
plural of reform school

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concentration camps
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  • In 1943, the United States government administered a questionnaire to people of Japanese descent who had been confined to wartime concentration camps in California, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Arkansas.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Soon after, he was hired as a war crimes investigator and visited concentration camps during the World War II liberation to document Nazi crimes.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Reform schools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reform%20schools. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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