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Recent Examples of labor camp
Those accused of disloyalty or dissent face brutal punishments, including imprisonment in labor camps, torture, or execution.
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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
There are regulations to make sure Virginia's 235 migrant labor camps have safe working conditions.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
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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
There are regulations to make sure Virginia's 235 migrant labor camps have safe working conditions.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor camp
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In December 2024, the BOP announced the closure of seven prisons—including six male prison camps—as a cost-saving measure to consolidate operations.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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The Closure The Bureau of Prisons announced Thursday plans to close the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, and deactivate minimum-security prison camps in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Florida.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2024
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It was described in the script as representing the barracks of the concentration camps where Tóth and his wife Erzsébet (Felicity Jones) were imprisoned.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2025
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The ambiguities that result are fascinating and provocative, though Corbet never quite thinks them through: If László is creating, in effect, architectural poetry after Auschwitz, does this poetry redeem the cruelty and brutality of the concentration camps or reproduce it?—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
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Transgender people, the text states, will be sent to work camps indefinitely.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC News,
18 Nov. 2024
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Selly’s father escaped from a work camp and returned to Budapest.—
Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2024
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In September, the Yankees removed Stroman from their rotation and began preparing him for a possible bullpen role for when the playoffs started.—
Brendan Kuty,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Chicago Cubs need a closer to finalize their bullpen for 2025.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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When the pandemic came, the sisters were no longer allowed inside McHenry jail.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Deterring criminal behavior With clear penalties, including fines and jail time, this legislation will serve as a deterrent to anyone contemplating unlawful occupancy of another person’s home.—
Ryan Nawrocki,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Labor camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20camp. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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