imprisoned

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Among those imprisoned were the president’s top White House aides, his attorney general and his personal legal counsel.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026

Fifteen of the new lawmakers are women and 13 were imprisoned during the rule of Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown in 2024.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

She hangs out with Aztec warriors, occupies the shells of old pay phones and even breaks the chains that imprisoned immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Then he got in another brawl, was imprisoned in Fort St. Angelo, escaped, and was formally expelled by the Order—the recorded language is “like a rotten and fetid limb.”

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

“Even so, we bested you! We kept you imprisoned and hexed.”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega