be placed

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Jackson will also be placed on two years probation and must pay roughly $81,000 in restitution to the victim, according to the spokesperson.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Those with severe breathing difficulties might need to be placed on a ventilator.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Discussions were under way to decide whether two other sick passengers should be placed in isolation in hospital in Cape Verde, after which the ship would continue to Spain's Canary Islands, the anonymous source said.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Inverters can also be placed far from the ears of neighbors.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

Under the new policy, a school with low reading scores would be placed on probation and face the threat of being shut down, its staff to be dismissed or reassigned.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt