confinement
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“By virtue of its power, it has kept me behind bars for five years, and they could extend my confinement without justification.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Sadly, confinement isn’t the worst thing that can happen to a capybara who has a run-in with a human.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Light cannot easily be confined into extremely small spaces because the uncertainty principle links its confinement to its wavelength.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
At times she was able to meet other NLD officials and selected diplomats, but during the early years she was often in solitary confinement.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
In the old days there were few such inmates, and often they would be sent to solitary confinement, known as the Special Housing Unit or the Box.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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