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Recent Examples of remand
Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Police first arrested him in 2020 and, having served time in between on remand, he was released on parole last month, which is where this story gets even more interesting.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
That case bounced to federal court before it was remanded back to Puerto Rico’s court system, where a final resolution is still pending.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Those charges, and the evidence against Robinson, were strong enough for a judge to sign off on Utah Attorney General Brian Davis' request be held without bail pending formal charges in the case, according to a remand order signed by Magistrate Judge Shawn R. Howell and obtained by PEOPLE.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Police first arrested him in 2020 and, having served time in between on remand, he was released on parole last month, which is where this story gets even more interesting.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Verb
As a result, the panel reversed the conviction and remanded it for a new trial.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
That case bounced to federal court before it was remanded back to Puerto Rico’s court system, where a final resolution is still pending.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remand
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Her mother, Maria Alejandra, had told me in long, vivid emails about some of more serious concerns about her and her daughter’s deteriorating mental and physical health during their prolonged detention.—
Mica Rosenberg,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, the city council's Public Safety Committee unanimously voted to declare its opposition to any potential plan by the federal agency to purchase or convert warehouses within the city limits into detention facilities.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The man remained jailed on Saturday on a $2 million bond, according to jail records.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
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Maduro and Flores remain jailed in Brooklyn, and neither has asked to be released on bail.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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Harpman, who died in 2012, was a psychoanalyst, and her writing is attuned to the psychic damage caused by confinement.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Chavez, who once ran a ketamine clinic, pleaded guilty in October 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and was sentenced to eight months home confinement in December 2025.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Police detain Nerdeen Kiswani during a protest on April 12, 2024, in New York.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security detained Avila without bond and began deportation proceedings.—
AUDREY McAVOY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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Dog theft is considered a criminal offense in China, with potential fines or imprisonment depending on the animal’s value.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Dog Theft and the Law in China Dog theft is considered a criminal offense in China, with potential fines or imprisonment depending on the animal’s value.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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After playing baseball in college and a short stint in the minors, Jerry Lewis started his own business to help other aspiring entrepreneurs, particularly those who had been incarcerated or in gangs, to launch their own companies, his son said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Filming in a constricting boxy aspect ratio, the Ukrainian director takes us inside a corroding prison filled with men unjustly incarcerated as enemies of the state.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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On average, detention facilities daily now hold nearly 70,000 immigrants, a scale of mass detention not seen since the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans and nationals during World War II.—
Eric Westervelt,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2026
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Many of the deposits preceded Epstein’s incarceration at MCC.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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With the names of the two Kansas Cities firmly established over time, complaints about their dullness or geographical inaccuracy were largely confined to letters to the editor.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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This keeps the light confined for longer, amplifying the effect.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Remand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remand. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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