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Recent Examples of jailer
After the rebels swept into Damascus, the jailers had fled Sednaya, and the prisoners had been set free.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Nicholas Denny, a former Bibb County, Ga., sheriff's deputy, was revealed to have been fired by lead sheriff David Davis more than a year after the district attorney told the sheriff's office Denny lied about a local jailer committing a crime.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Defendants were accused of having drugs in court; a Fulton County jailer was accused of taking bribes from a defendant's family; a defendant was stabbed while in jail; and at one point Williams' defense attorney, Brian Steel, being held in contempt of court.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
After the incident, jailers cleared out the dorm — then went back later in the day to search the area for drugs.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Nicholas Denny, a former Bibb County, Ga., sheriff's deputy, was revealed to have been fired by lead sheriff David Davis more than a year after the district attorney told the sheriff's office Denny lied about a local jailer committing a crime.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Defendants were accused of having drugs in court; a Fulton County jailer was accused of taking bribes from a defendant's family; a defendant was stabbed while in jail; and at one point Williams' defense attorney, Brian Steel, being held in contempt of court.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
After the incident, jailers cleared out the dorm — then went back later in the day to search the area for drugs.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailer
Noun
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Per the logline, the reimagining will follow a teenage girl who is sent to a detention camp, where a ruthless warden forces campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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Pro-Trump former prison warden explains his letter to Biden on death row clemency Ron McAndrew, former warden of the Florida State Penitentiary, has asked outgoing President Biden to commute all federal and military death sentences before leaving office.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
19 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The state fire marshal is currently investigating the cause of the fire.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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In June, three armed U.S. marshals arrived at Haim’s door to serve him with a felony indictment.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The remaining students were released to their parents or guardians.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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In Isola, Marguerite’s jealous guardian accuses her of having an affair with his servant.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.—
Dave Birkett,
USA TODAY,
25 Dec. 2022
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Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.—
Jason Frakes,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Nov. 2022
Noun
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The failure of a single custodian can happen for various reasons.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article A former New Jersey school custodian is facing up to eight years in prison after admitting to tainting cafeteria food and utensils with urine, feces and bleach to make children sick.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Eventually, Iris gets her hands on Josh's phone and gains access to her own settings, giving her an opportunity to outsmart her human captors.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
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In some footage, they were taunted by their Hamas captors.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailer. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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