reformatories

noun

plural of reformatory
as in reform schools

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  1. dungeons
  2. concentration camps
Noun
  • When Daemon goes to kill Orwyle – heads must roll, after all, and Aegon is nowhere to be found – Orwyle sends him to the dungeons for Lord Wylde.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, Willingham, Riegel, Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, and sometimes special guests, played the characters who delved through dungeons and fought at least five (5) dragons.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 June 2026
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  • Maryland is home to a large Jewish community, many of whom had significant numbers of relatives who were butchered by the SS in concentration camps.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026
  • More than 250 were documented to have died in concentration camps.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Definition of concentration camps
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