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Recent Examples of prison camp
The North Korean government has long denied the existence of political prison camps.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Soon after Trump was elected, Peters announced the closure of 6 male federal prison camps and 1 female facility, FCI Dublin.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Holmes, 41, is incarcerated at a federal minimum-security prison camp outside Houston.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Migrants being held at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay are now being permitted to speak to their attorneys by phone, an official for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a court filing.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Soon after Trump was elected, Peters announced the closure of 6 male federal prison camps and 1 female facility, FCI Dublin.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Holmes, 41, is incarcerated at a federal minimum-security prison camp outside Houston.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Migrants being held at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay are now being permitted to speak to their attorneys by phone, an official for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a court filing.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prison camp
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
Noun
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For a decade beginning in 1966, authorities shuttered schools and universities, sent intellectuals to labor camps, and effectively suspended scientific research.—
Jonathan Gruber,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Sep. 2019
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Hawke plays Samuel Murphy who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer (Crowe).—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 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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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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Long impressed in spring camp and carved out a significant role in the bullpen.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
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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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prison%20camp. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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