halfway house

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Recent Examples of halfway house Gary Oldman is phenomenal as the head of Slough House, a sort of halfway house for British spies who made mistakes in more prominent positions. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025 Whether interventions take the form of shelter beds, halfway houses, rehab facilities, or monitored, legal campsites, is the business of those local municipalities. Chelsea Cantilli, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025 The new policy, effective April 21, caps halfway house placement at just 60 days for most inmates and 125 days for those completing the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP). Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 That may also ripple down to prisoners who rely on staff to get them to the halfway house. Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for halfway house
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Noun
  • And that’s a better home for what the program provides.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 May 2025
  • Premieres June 29 at 9/8c on National Geographic Ryan gives his unique take on the animals who use gross-out tactics to achieve their goals, from defending their home to finding a mate, and win at the game of life.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Some doulas might be best suited to offer practical support — tending to the death directives, the scheduling of hospice care, and the logistics for after death.
    Nicole Stanton, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
  • The comedian had been in hospice care and suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for several years, the Star-Telegram previously reported.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • The overall look was sort of old-school sanatorium, slightly updated but with zero indulgence to luxury—definitely not a place for flaunting Birkins.
    Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Yeah, sure, his life was sad: sanatoriums, paranoia, unfinished novels, early death.
    Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Bolsheviks shot its monks in the first years of the Soviet Union, and converted the complex into a sanitarium and a cinema.
    Ainara Tiefenthäler, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Camp and sanitarium admissions were voluntary, but may have been subject to family pressures.
    Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2018
Noun
  • Hannah was rushed to a local hospital and was air-lifted to a Miami medical center for a series of surgeries.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • Thankfully, both drivers were able to walk away from the crashes are were later cleared by the on-site medical center.
    Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025

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“Halfway house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway%20house. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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