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Recent Examples of detainee
Per the county, two former detainees have since launched a catering company and a trucking business.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Other detainees were awakened in the middle of the night and sent away, but Victor remained in Batavia until his hearing.
—Lauren Petracca, New York Times, 29 May 2025
El Salvador would receive about $6 million from the US for taking in detainees at that prison, according to a renewable agreement between the two governments.
—Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Independent access to the detainees or their legal counsel has not been granted.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Other detainees were awakened in the middle of the night and sent away, but Victor remained in Batavia until his hearing.
—Lauren Petracca, New York Times, 29 May 2025
El Salvador would receive about $6 million from the US for taking in detainees at that prison, according to a renewable agreement between the two governments.
—Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Independent access to the detainees or their legal counsel has not been granted.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
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Prosecutors and the defense team have been carefully treading the Molineux rule, which generally prohibits using evidence of a defendant’s prior bad behavior to prove their propensity to commit the charges in question.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Orders included a decision to hear an Alabama capital murder case in which a defendant was convicted and sentenced to death for a murder in 1997.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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Years ago, Baltimore Police regularly had big backlogs of arrestees.—
Peter Jensen,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
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The number of arrestees accused of being accomplices now matches the number of escapees who have been captured.—
Matt Rehbein,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The suspect, who was killed in a gunfight with police, had pledged support for ISIS, according to investigators.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
8 June 2025
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The suspect also snagged several watches worth more than $100,000 from Sherman’s home, and is accused of robbing someone at gunpoint during that burglary.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2025
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Authorities also found a pile of fish heads on the property and Smith admitted to poisoning them, according to court records.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2025
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The famous fish fete tees off a weekend of fundraising and party business as the South Carolina Democratic Party convenes for their state convention.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
31 May 2025
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Or even those Californians, such as many in San Francisco and Los Angeles, who are just fed up with the perception that California is soft on criminals.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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To boost deportations, immigration officials have detained workers at their homes and jobs — a method that, in the past, had been reserved for only the most violent criminals.—
Ana Ley,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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