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Recent Examples of labor camp
An additional million had been thrown into arbitrary detention or packed off to penal colonies and labor camps.
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Gary J. Bass, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
Deportation could mean years in jail or labor camps.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Still, she was convicted and sentenced to nine years in a Russian labor camp.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024
In World War II, the invading Germans sent the owners to labor camps and incinerated the farmstead.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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Gary J. Bass, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
Deportation could mean years in jail or labor camps.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Still, she was convicted and sentenced to nine years in a Russian labor camp.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024
In World War II, the invading Germans sent the owners to labor camps and incinerated the farmstead.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor camp
Noun
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In anticipation of these cuts, BOP Director Colette Peters has already closed FCI Dublin and six male prison camps, signaling the likelihood of further closures and consolidations.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The View From The Ground: A Federal Prison Crisis Federal prison camps are often portrayed as the safest and easiest to manage within theFederal Bureau of Prisons.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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They were imprisoned and killed in concentration camps.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The tribal vilification of the Japanese during WWII facilitated support for the internment of 120,000 Japanese and American citizens in concentration camps, marking one of the most disgraceful eras in America’s history.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2025
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And on that day, they were assigned to different camps, which were work camps.—
Patrick Wilson,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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Nine years later, Lowell, which consists of three facilities — the main unit, the annex and a work camp — spends 46 percent less per inmate on healthcare and 36 percent less on education.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Nardi’s absence leaves the Marlins without an experienced lefty in the bullpen.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Cora also announced that Zack Kelly and Greg Weissert have both made the Opening Day roster, leaving one spot remaining in the bullpen.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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However, on March 27, a paperwork error allowed Guzman to walk out of the Clayton County jail a free man.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the photo, Sada is dressed in an orange jail uniform while his expression consists of wide eyes and a stiff grin.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Labor camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20camp. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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