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trusties

noun

plural of trusty

as in convicts

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Noun

After a career spent playing convicts and criminals, the opportunity was appealing to Trejo.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Aiming to make the race to succeed Tillis a referendum on crime, Republicans have run ads claiming that Democratic nominee Roy Cooper went easy on convicts during his two terms in the governor’s mansion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of convicts

Noun

Commuting the death sentences of all 548 state prisoners awaiting execution pushes the bounds of his authority once again.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Al-Sakani was eventually freed as part of the ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States in October 2025, which saw Hamas release the remaining living hostages and Israel release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of prisoners

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Hood is a spiritual advisor to inmates all over the country, but has been busier than usual in Florida — a state that has put a record-breaking 38 people to death since 2025, with more scheduled this year, under the guidance of DeSantis.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Designated as a Memory Site in 2012 to ensure that the military repression isn’t forgotten, the prison is undergoing its definitive closure and transfer of inmates to a new complex.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of inmates

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Men between 70 and 74 should talk to their doctors about the pros and cons of getting tested, the guidelines state, while men 75 and older, or those not expected to live another 10 years, should stop screening.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
The handout compared the pros and cons of the vitamin K shot with oral vitamin K drops, noting that the drawbacks of the drops are that some babies may not be able to absorb them or may spit them up.

— Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2026

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