confinement
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Beyond the threat of AI, Cuesta connects this newfound popularity of manual trades to the pandemic and long periods of confinement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Serhiy Dyshkant, the head of Kyiv region’s emergency services, coordinated dozens of rescuers as they raced to the giant confinement arch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
ICE holding facilities have been the subject of multiple lawsuits since the start of the Trump administration over alleged overcrowding, poor conditions and confinement that went on for days and weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Rush has been held in solitary confinement, only allowed out for two hours a day.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Nothing tested my inner equilibrium as much as the time that Winnie was in solitary confinement.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Armani took away the restrictions and confinements of stiffer styles that went before him - making men feel sophisticated and women empowered in the workplace.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
"We have just had two years of pandemic with confinements which put our activity to a halt ... now tourists are returning and new booksellers are settling in."
From Reuters ● Aug. 19, 2022
Given the typically short confinements in the juvenile system, they added, how could that have any greater effect?
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2022
A loan reserved for exhibits at several museums may get caught in confinements, making it tricky to deliver the promised artwork, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2021
Mother had her first half-dozen babies at home, instead of in hospitals, because she liked to run the house and help Dad with his work, even during the confinements.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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