confinement

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The footage, the lawsuit said, spans eight continuous hours, documenting Timberlake’s initial stop, the officer’s questioning, sobriety tests, the singer’s arrest and hours of his confinement over several hours.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

There’s a really good podcast series called The Habitat on one series of experiments testing how humans could get through the group confinement of a Mars trip.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026

Tennyson’s father and two of his siblings had periods of confinement in medical clinics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

A BOP spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the bureau does not discuss conditions of confinement or security procedures and that employee standards of conduct prohibit staff from giving any prisoners preferential treatment.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Even hearing my mom say those words makes this trailer feel less like solitary confinement.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed