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Recent Examples of jailer
Johnson’s death was ruled a homicide, and two jailers face murder charges.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
Sheriff’s Office officials could not immediately share details of what special protocols jailers have adopted to keep other inmates safe from Reyes.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Marine veteran Anthony Johnson Jr. died in the Tarrant County jail in April 2024 during an altercation with jailers.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
And when illness robs our patients of their ability to speak for themselves, our patients—not their jailers—should choose who speaks on their behalf.
—Pria Anand, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
Sheriff’s Office officials could not immediately share details of what special protocols jailers have adopted to keep other inmates safe from Reyes.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Marine veteran Anthony Johnson Jr. died in the Tarrant County jail in April 2024 during an altercation with jailers.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
And when illness robs our patients of their ability to speak for themselves, our patients—not their jailers—should choose who speaks on their behalf.
—Pria Anand, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailer
Noun
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The Colorado Department of Corrections placed four leaders — including the wardens overseeing three state prisons — on administrative leave on the same day earlier this month, an agency official confirmed this week.—
Shelly Bradbury,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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But the state has delayed those transfers until at least March 31, said Ray Sanchez, an assistant deputy warden.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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On June 8, 2022, U.S. deputy marshals reported seeing a person dressed in black clothing and carrying a backpack and suitcase get out of a taxi that stopped in front of a current justice's house at roughly 1:05 a.m., according to an FBI affidavit filed in court.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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As he was transferred to court that morning, U.S. marshals had discovered him hiding razor blades in his shoe.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Users can report offensive content, and for players under 16 years of age, a parent or guardian must first enable the feature using Nintendo’s parental controls app.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
3 Apr. 2025
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In her big-screen debut opposite Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Danielle Brooks, Myers ventures into the Overworld as Natalie, a savvy young adult who has just become the legal guardian of her little brother, Henry (Sebastian Hansen), after their mother’s death.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.—
Dave Birkett,
USA TODAY,
25 Dec. 2022
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Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.—
Jason Frakes,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Nov. 2022
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In recent months, budget adjustments have been made to correctly calculate the salaries of classified employees, who are the district’s support staff such as custodians, cafeteria workers and librarians, Long said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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The demonstration came to a head in late April as protesters took Hamilton Hall, damaging property and trapping custodians inside.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Every time a new drone is downed or captured, the captors take it apart to analyze its capabilities.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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In one case, an Israeli hostage was asked by Hamas to kiss his captor.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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