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trusties

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plural of trusty

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Nor could Grossman write about collaborators or the punishment battalions composed of convicts that were used as cannon fodder (one of many parallels between the conduct of the Soviet army and the present-day Russian military in Ukraine).

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
He is listed among the two hundred convicts who arrived in Sydney aboard the barque Norfolk in August 1829.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of convicts

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Other detainees remain unaccounted for The ICRC said in a statement that the remaining prisoners had been transferred to it on Friday.

— Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Gamblers would bet on the fates of prisoners awaiting execution and of prominent people whose illnesses were reported on in the newspaper.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of prisoners

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In Barisone’s telling, staff and fellow-inmates were awed by his diligence.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Jackson was particularly vocal in her criticism of the show’s shallow scripts, which featured plotlines about them going undercover as French maids, showgirls, lifeguards and, perhaps most infamously, prison inmates.

— Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

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