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Recent Examples of remand
Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Action for Children’s mother and baby units provide a dedicated place for new and expectant mothers serving a prison sentence or on remand, Kate’s office at Kensington Palace said.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Danielle Bacher, People.com, 3 July 2025
He was denied bail and was remanded in custody until June 13.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 June 2025
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Noun
So a remand does not necessarily mean that health insurers will gain the power to deny coverage for cancer screenings or anti-HIV medication.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Action for Children’s mother and baby units provide a dedicated place for new and expectant mothers serving a prison sentence or on remand, Kate’s office at Kensington Palace said.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
After an explosive eight-week trial and a jury verdict that convicted him on prostitution charges on July 2, Combs was denied bail and remanded to federal custody until his sentencing in October.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 3 July 2025
He was denied bail and was remanded in custody until June 13.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remand
Noun
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After serving her sentence, Yang was transferred to an ICE detention facility and released in 2023 with a removal order from the US.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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His administration's actions, which include a marked increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and substantial emphasis on detention facilities, have underscored this focus.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Uribe joins a list of Latin American leaders who have been convicted and sometimes jailed, including Peru’s Alberto Fujimori, Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Ecuador’s Rafael Correa, Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez and Panama’s Ricardo Martinelli.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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Chavez said his first two days of unrestricted freedom have been a whirlwind, reuniting with friends and family, and finally getting to meaningfully connect with his daughter, who was born right around the time he was first jailed.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 July 2025
Noun
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As a result, inmates who could be placed in community halfway houses or home confinement end up staying in prison longer than necessary.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Microgravity, radiation, confinement and a change in sleep-wake cycles and can exert pressure on cells, driving lower immune systems and making astronauts more susceptible to being sick during or after missions.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
21 July 2025
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Yang, a 37-year-old mother of five, was detained that day and deported two weeks later to Laos – a small country in Southeast Asia that her parents had fled four decades earlier.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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The family’s patriarch, former President Rodrigo Duterte, was detained at the International Criminal Court in March on charges of crimes against humanity.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
25 July 2025
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The Big Ugly Bill allocates $45 billion for more masked thugs and concentration camps, even though fewer than 30% of the incarcerated have any criminal record, and those mostly traffic citations.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Aug. 2025
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Countless companies, state and local governments, and communities are tangled up in the economic webs tied to incarcerating migrants.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The impact of their monthslong incarceration extended beyond them.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
23 July 2025
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As alarming as this situation is, the toxic brew of brutal incarceration, migrant abuse, and private interests has a deep, dark history in Florida.—
Time,
Time,
17 July 2025
Verb
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In one study, researchers induced postnatal stress in a mouse (confining her, forcing her to swim) and separated her from her pups at unpredictable intervals.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The fire was initially confined and contained, with multiple strategies employed to protect structures, facilities, and infrastructure.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Willis has been free on his $100,000 bond since shortly after his March 2025 arrest.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Alec Hegge, 31, worked with children on the autism spectrum at Changing Lives Behavior Analysis, Inc. in Anderson prior to his July 24 arrest.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
25 July 2025
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