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Recent Examples of detainee
Kihara, at a regular news conference today, confirmed that the former detainee returned to Japan yesterday in good health.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
By federal law, ICE makes public all reports regarding detainee deaths while in custody within 90 days, according to the agency.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
The county alleges mental health clinicians employed by NaphCare evaluated a detainee named Alvin Ruis at least five times and failed to take appropriate action.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
One of the charges also describes the detainee suffering an internal rectal tear after being stabbed in the buttocks.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
By federal law, ICE makes public all reports regarding detainee deaths while in custody within 90 days, according to the agency.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
The county alleges mental health clinicians employed by NaphCare evaluated a detainee named Alvin Ruis at least five times and failed to take appropriate action.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
One of the charges also describes the detainee suffering an internal rectal tear after being stabbed in the buttocks.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
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In addition, motions in which the prosecution opposed mental health diversions for two defendants contained similar errors, Stuart wrote.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Another former guard charged with murder, Caleb Blair, is scheduled to go on trial May 4, along with a fellow defendant will stand trial for first-degree manslaughter.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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It had been edited, presumably using generative AI, to show the arrestee as weeping uncontrollably.—
Donald Moynihan,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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Authorities arrested a person in connection with the shooting, but did not provide more information about the arrestee or the circumstances surrounding the shooting.—
Jessica Flores,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Jan. 2026
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Holmes qualified for the reduced term under a 2023 rule change allowing first-time offenders to do less time for some non-violent crimes, according to an order issued Thursday by the federal judge who sentenced her in 2022 for defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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And many Democrats see it as an effort to curb more liberal prosecutors who have embraced restorative justice policies, including steering nonviolent offenders away from prison sentences or taking more lax approaches to drug offenses.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Authorities identified her husband, Stephen Bowen, as the suspect, and he was arrested on Wednesday.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The suspect has been identified as 64-year-old James Andrew Thompson, and his wife was the first to call for help, Hickory police said in an April 3 news release.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Apr. 2026
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Black soldier fly larvae efficiently break down organic waste into nutrient-rich compost, which is then used as a sustainable feed for chickens and fish.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Episode 1 In the Season 23 premiere, Cochran’s team — including chefs Justin Tootla and Jassi Bindra — sweated through a Quickfire competition at Charlotte Motor Speedway to create a joint dish with snapper, corn and cauliflower that ended with undercooked fish, leading them into the bottom.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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Göring, played by Russell Crowe, is the troubling centerpiece of James Vanderbilt’s ambitious film devoted to the trial of the major Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg in 1945–1946.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Also included is a 13% increase in funding for the Department of Justice to focus on violent criminals and a $481 million increase in funding to enhance aviation safety and support an air traffic controller hiring surge.—
LISA MASCARO,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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