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confinement

[kuhn-fahyn-muhnt] / kənˈfaɪn mənt /


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Marwan Barghouti is understood to have been kept in solitary confinement for the past two-and-a-half years.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

This is when “Heel” is at its most alluringly queasy, a dark commentary on all families as institutions inherently built on confinement and emotional blackmail.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Tennyson’s father and two of his siblings had periods of confinement in medical clinics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

A BOP spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the bureau does not discuss conditions of confinement or security procedures and that employee standards of conduct prohibit staff from giving any prisoners preferential treatment.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

But our sentence of confinement was suddenly forgotten when the tiny people I thought lived inside the radio set announced a list of names approved for return to Ramallah.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat




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