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Recent Examples of labor camp
The satire, as always, could cut more deeply — there’s no reference to censorship of homosexuality or Uyghur labor camps — but The Franchise comes up with some great, goofy tableaus in which tractors beep their way through soundstages.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Those accused of disloyalty or dissent face brutal punishments, including imprisonment in labor camps, torture, or execution.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Before my parents were liberated they were imprisoned in labor camps.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
Griner went on trial 134 days into her detainment and was sentenced to nine years in a labor camp.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Those accused of disloyalty or dissent face brutal punishments, including imprisonment in labor camps, torture, or execution.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Before my parents were liberated they were imprisoned in labor camps.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
Griner went on trial 134 days into her detainment and was sentenced to nine years in a labor camp.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor camp
Noun
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The military base has been used as a prison camp in the past.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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There are signs that FSA is doing what Congress intended as prison camps have seen their populations decrease.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The killing at Auschwitz stopped on January 27, 1945, the day the Red Army liberated the concentration camp.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
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Auschwitz commemorations World leaders are gathering in Poland today to mark 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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And on that day, they were assigned to different camps, which were work camps.—
Patrick Wilson,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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Nine years later, Lowell, which consists of three facilities — the main unit, the annex and a work camp — spends 46 percent less per inmate on healthcare and 36 percent less on education.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Criswell pitched out of the bullpen and rotation for Boston last year, posting a 4.08 ERA in 99 1/3 innings.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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That night, a national broadcast team had placed its makeshift set beyond the bullpen in right field.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2025
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Barrera Hernandez, a resident of Lynn, Massachusetts, was being held by federal authorities without bail, according to the jail's booking records.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Owens receives credit for time served in jail since 2022, when he was arrested.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Labor camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20camp. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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