asylum
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Police have arrested a man as part of an inquiry into how the addresses of asylum seekers were shared during disorder linked to anti-immigration protests in a town, the BBC can reveal.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
"The priority is to ensure we look after asylum seekers in a secure place that is more appropriate and we limit the impact on communities."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Ms. Engelbert did point out one interesting fact about the asylum that is today’s WNBA: It’s run by the inmates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The protests took place following proposals to convert RAF Barnham in Suffolk, a former military base, into asylum seeker accommodation.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
During his year at the asylum, Vincent paints and draws whenever he is well.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Greece had its famous asyla, but the custom of our own country was probably influenced from Hebrew rather than classical sources.
From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various
We no longer write of ideæ, chori, asyla, musea, sphinges, specimina for ideas, choruses, asylums, museums, sphinxes, specimens, and the notion of returning to such plurals would seem barbarous and absurd.
From Society for Pure English, Tract 03 (1920) A Few Practical Suggestions by Society for Pure English
Or were they swimming with the normative current in order to maintain careers, families, social standing — or, for that matter, to avoid being sent to asylums for shock treatment?
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
Orson and Lorenzo, consummate showmen, were summoned to prisons, where they inspected the heads of inmates and guessed their crimes; at lunatic asylums they were challenged to identify the patients’ disorders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
It is open to those with an interest in "history and mystery" and involves picking up on paranormal activity using "the latest ghost-hunting equipment" at Willow Court, one of Australia's oldest asylums.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024
From the 1960s to ’80s, as most asylums closed, the Supreme Court and other federal courts attempted to establish tighter restrictions on forcibly treating people under civil mental health laws.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2023
Others suffered nightmares and panic attacks for the rest of their lives, and some shell-shock victims were confined to insane asylums.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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