confinement
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Binderbauer says he sees a pathway to adequate energy confinement and is confident in TAE’s technology and experience building complex machines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
“The Pit and the Pendulum,” the first half of the program, translates especially well to this setting, its dark sense of demented confinement keeping my nerves on high alert.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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
Yoon has been held in solitary confinement while fighting multiple criminal trials.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
She had all the signs of fretful overexcitement, and it was made worse by her long confinement in this stuffy cabin.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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"The Bet" by Anton Chekhov
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