as in jails
to put in or as if in prison
some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II
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as in residents
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The regime that jails children also profits from drugs, human trafficking, and online scams.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The company is also committing financial support to local residents.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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In February 2024, the City Council appointed seven residents to serve.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2026
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Articles supporting the city’s democracy movement, including antigovernment protests that rocked the city in 2019, attracted many pro-democracy readers.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bezos’ move to scale back coverage in the opinion section and install a more centrist, Trump-curious crop of editors and writers frustrated the paper’s remaining readers.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 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
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Two nurses can have identical clinical skill; the one with better bedside manner will be the one patients seek out, confide in, and forgive.—
Grace Brown,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Officers then moved in on the nurses who did not give way, zip-tied their hands and led them to waiting police vans.—
Barry Williams,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Music 101 featuring Michael Gerdes, director of orchestras at San Diego State University and guest lecturers.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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One of the worst offenders is the California Faculty Association (CFA), which represents over 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors, and coaches across California State University (CSU), a statewide system.—
Mark Pinkert,
Oc Register,
23 Dec. 2025
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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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Expert Doctors at Asli Tarcan Clinic The medical team at Asli Tarcan Clinic includes surgeons with experience that spans a wide range of rhinoplasty procedures.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Thus, American ski racing fans—and more than a few orthopedic surgeons—will be watching Vonn’s run while crossing their fingers, knocking on wood, and rubbing lucky rabbits’ feet during the descent.—
Outside,
Outside,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Interns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interns. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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