relapser

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Noun
  • Locations are chosen based on impaired-driving crashes, and first-time DUI offenders face average fines and penalties of $13,500.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • The governor had publicly questioned whether Peters’ nine-year sentence was too hard for a first-time, nonviolent offender.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Within the Moreton Bay area, a penal settlement for colonial recidivists was founded at Brisbane, followed by other penal establishments at Ipswich and on Stradbroke Island.
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Our office has also filed 1,709 cases under Prop. 36’s recidivist theft statute.
    Mike Hestrin, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The lead about the contraband came via Eric Harper (Joe Delfin), the criminal who shivved Lena's old friend Yancey (Kieron River) a few episodes back.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
  • Ben-Gvir, in addition to being an authoritarian racist, is a bona fide criminal.
    Avi Issacharoff, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • Instead, the council created its own map and, according to Espino, used Calderson’s principals.
    Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
  • Ironically, some of the best meetings between principals occur after the difficult issues have already been addressed.
    Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • Knowing what foods spike blood sugar — and which ones quietly slip past your radar — matters because the culprits aren’t always the sweet stuff.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
  • One of the biggest culprits has been slowing job growth, which has become downright anemic in the past year or so.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • Rollins is running for a job in justice, ostensibly to uphold the law and hold lawbreakers accountable.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Pinecrest police ends the Facebook post warning other neighbors in the area to stay vigilant, and for potential lawbreakers to stay far away.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Relapser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relapser. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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