relapser

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Noun
  • Surveying their home after the offenders had fled, Victim A told police that three Rolex watches and their work laptop were missing.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Eriana Haynes received 41 months in prison after pleading guilty to aiding an offender.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Within the Moreton Bay area, a penal settlement for colonial recidivists was founded at Brisbane, followed by other penal establishments at Ipswich and on Stradbroke Island.
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Our office has also filed 1,709 cases under Prop. 36’s recidivist theft statute.
    Mike Hestrin, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Lamont and other Democrats said the raises were well deserved because the state needs to recruit workers for difficult jobs that include prison guards dealing with dangerous criminals and social workers dealing with troubled families in the state Department of Children and Families.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
  • Even before his arrest, there were signs that the Emirates was becoming less tolerant toward major criminals.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The board is composed of athletic directors, principals, and superintendents.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Court filings describe him as one of the longest-serving principals in the city school system.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Why Grass Might Be Growing Slowly Even though slow turf growth lawns is often attributed to lawn disease or incorrect fertilizer, Tony Burris, Lawn Services Supervisor at Killingsworth Environmental, says the the biggest culprits are soil conditions and environmental conditions.
    Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
  • State economists have pointed to new entrants to the job market needing more time to find work, as opposed to people losing their jobs as one of the culprits behind the rise in the jobless rate.
    Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Rollins is running for a job in justice, ostensibly to uphold the law and hold lawbreakers accountable.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Pinecrest police ends the Facebook post warning other neighbors in the area to stay vigilant, and for potential lawbreakers to stay far away.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Relapser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relapser. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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