confinement
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After NBC News shed light on Combs’ alleged prison privileges, the rapper was reportedly moved back to solitary confinement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has reportedly been placed in solitary confinement following allegations in an NBC News report of his lavish federal prison lifestyle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
During his court appearance on Monday, it was clear he did not lose his sense of humour during his 88 days in solitary confinement.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Mr. Lai remains in solitary confinement and ill health, with only 45 minutes a day for exercise outside his cell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
For five years now she had convalesced in confinement, but she still had not healed.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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
And Rikers is not a normal jail — a place of brief confinements pending trials and sentencings.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
"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
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
In return for your four confinements and all your labour in the fields, what have you ever had except your bare rations and a stall?
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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