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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remands
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Like Newell, Abraham is a Black, non-binary performer with an exquisite singing voice, playing a character who has not been given the corny comedy restraints placed on the rest of the cast.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026 -
An Associated Press investigation found ICE used the restraints on detainees for hours, sometimes improperly to intimidate those seeking legal counsel.—
Jason Dearen,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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What are your rights if ICE detains you?—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Independent groups like Human Rights Watch say the Venezuelan government intimidates human rights advocates, arrests and detains protesters and harasses journalists.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Maryland State Police made two earlier arrests in connection with the shooting.—
John Romero,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Feb. 2026
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There were no arrests at the protest, police said.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Afwerki routinely imprisons his critics and political opponents and has implemented a policy of indefinite mandatory military and national service for residents, which human-rights watchdogs say amounts to slavery.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Despite their felony convictions and impending incarcerations, both former Met police career criminals continue to collect their monthly kisses in the mail — $8,850 a month for Cederquist and $6,020 for Butner.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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Baltimore leaders say that 87% of young men enrolled in Roca Baltimore for 24 months have no new incarcerations, while those who stay in the program for three years are 19% less likely to return to a life of crime than other similarly aged men in Maryland.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
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Last year, the Home is Here campaign — a coalition to protect DACA recipients — documented 65 cases of detentions by immigration agents nationwide.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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That's unusual, as many Democrats or cities and states have what the president refers to as sanctuary city policies, or policies of not necessarily being aligned in enforcement on detentions.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Places like Los Angeles and Oakland have high permit fees and strict zoning that often confines cans to industrial areas.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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In an industry that often confines its actors, especially women and especially Black women, Hall continues to carve a path defined by risk, depth and courage.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Nov. 2025
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Lusverti added that the list of beneficiaries fails to cover key periods of arbitrary detentions, including cases between 2020 and 2024, and raised concerns that the same courts that ordered the imprisonments are now responsible for administering the amnesty.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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His is the most high-profile of a series of arrests and imprisonments under a draconian National Security Law imposed by Beijing.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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