reform schools

Definition of reform schoolsnext
plural of reform school

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concentration camps
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  • The Gestapo was the secret police force of Nazi Germany that helped round up Jews and send them to their deaths at concentration camps.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
  • In 2017, a Radio Free Asia reporter named Shohret Hoshur broke the story that the Chinese government was holding members of the fiercely oppressed Uyghur minority in concentration camps in Xinjiang.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Reform schools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reform%20schools. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

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