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incommunicado

[in-kuh-myoo-ni-kah-doh] / ˌɪn kəˌmju nɪˈkɑ doʊ /
ADJECTIVE
silenced
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Suu Kyi remains massively popular inside Myanmar, but has been held almost completely incommunicado as her family warned of her ailing health.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

But instead of walking out of prison, his wife said, he was transferred to a high-security facility and held incommunicado.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

Nevertheless thousands remain in prison, incommunicado and without trial, in a country long criticised for alleged human rights abuses.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

ICE held her incommunicado for 24 hours and then shuffled her through three states before jailing her in Louisiana.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025

The twins were in Virginia, sequestered at their grandmother’s, incommunicado.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt


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