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Recent Examples of labor camp
In another extraordinary anecdote, Chang describes hitchhiking her way across remote China to a labor camp her father was being held in, to lift his spirits.
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Emily Feng, NPR, 13 Jan. 2026
Born in the then-Austro-Hungarian Empire, the 85-year-old said his family was put in a labor camp, subject to starvation.
—Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Having previously faced 60 days in a labor camp, Toboso-Alfonso chose exile.
—Fernando Chang-Muy, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
As a teenager, Wiesel was sent with his father, Shlomo, to the Buna Werke labor camp in the Auschwitz complex.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
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Emily Feng, NPR, 13 Jan. 2026
Born in the then-Austro-Hungarian Empire, the 85-year-old said his family was put in a labor camp, subject to starvation.
—Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Having previously faced 60 days in a labor camp, Toboso-Alfonso chose exile.
—Fernando Chang-Muy, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
As a teenager, Wiesel was sent with his father, Shlomo, to the Buna Werke labor camp in the Auschwitz complex.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor camp
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In 2025, Maxwell, Epstein's associate, was moved from a federal prison in Florida to a low-security prison camp in Texas.—
Maegan Vazquez The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026
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Shah, a Real Housewives of Salt Lake City alum, was released from a federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, in December 2025, after serving time for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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Following the German occupation of France at the height of his career, Felsen tried to escape to Switzerland; however, he was caught, arrested and interned in Drancy concentration camp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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On these iron stones are the names of people who had lived in these houses and were killed by Nazis in Auschwitz or other concentration camps.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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And Nazi officials had promised Auschwitz’s Buna work camp thousands of skilled Jewish laborers – a quota that was not met because of the Rosenstrasse Jews’ release.—
Danielle Wirsansky,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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An inmate serving a 10-year sentence for first-degree burglary walked away from a state prison work camp Monday night in El Dorado County, state officials said.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Sox bullpen let a one-run lead get away in the ninth inning.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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But, at the moment, the most important needs for the Rangers are working deGrom back into the rotation and preserving fresh arms in the bullpen.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Captain has been released from jail after a judge set bail at $250,000, and he is set to enter a plea on April 9, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Housing would be freed up by deporting some people and putting others in jail.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Labor camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20camp. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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