prisoner
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"You can't move. You're like a prisoner and you didn't do anything wrong," she told AFP, saying that the woman for whom she cared would "have a broken heart."
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
After a seemingly never-ending ordeal, he was released in October 2024 as part of a prisoner swap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Chowdhury's defence barrister told jurors he had not known he was dealing with an escaped prisoner, describing Khalife as a spy who "knows how to deceive".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Otero Alcantara, designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2022 for insulting national symbols, contempt and disturbing the public order.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
I stared at her, trying to reconcile the fact that Olka, my Olka, was standing right there, but was a prisoner and was holding an Oberführer’s uniform.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Burnham announced last week that he was pausing the scheme, which would have seen about 700 prisoners freed in the first phase in September, following a backlash from survivors and victims.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Late last year, there were 277 prisoners serving OLRs and of the 224 who had completed the punishment part of their sentence, only 14 had been freed.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
During a dance class for the prisoners, a crew of rappers took over the microphone and began freestyling.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The plan was that from 2 September, prisoners would be released at this earlier point - starting with those serving up to 19 months.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Other prisoners ate every drop of the meager portions we were given and hustled and traded whatever they could for more; I did not finish mine.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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