bail
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Brown pleaded not guilty and was released on bail in April, pending trial.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Her comments led to a huge outrage with many calling for cancellation of her bail and demanding her arrest.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
He is being held in lieu of $1.4-million bail and faces 26 years in state prison if convicted as charged.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
It isn’t time to bail on momentum just yet.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
“I guess if the storm had let up, so we could have told where we were...But for two days we didn’t do anything but fight the sea and bail that boat. Then...fog.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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