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imprisoned

ADJECTIVE
arrested
Synonyms


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Brazil's right-wing Liberal Party on Saturday formally nominated Flavio Bolsonaro, a 45-year-old senator and son of imprisoned ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, as its candidate in the October presidential election.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Mr. Clifford is a former business associate of imprisoned newsman Jimmy Lai and author of a Lai biography, “The Troublemaker.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The BBC is aware of only one who has been imprisoned - a former head of Izolyatsia who was arrested in Kyiv in 2021 and has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Among those imprisoned were the president’s top White House aides, his attorney general and his personal legal counsel.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

He flipped to the very front of the book and pointed to the picture of his teenage grandfather creeping through a dungeon to free an imprisoned woman and a very annoyed-looking goose.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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