incarcerate
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Arleo, the federal judge in Newark, N.J., said she had no power to review or oversee the bankruptcy process or incarcerate individuals unless they are charged.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
“Nobody has endured what he has over the past few years. People tried to murder him, incarcerate him, slander him. But here he is. I’m so very proud.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
President Bukele made the offer to incarcerate deportees and prisoners from the US at the Cecot during a recent visit to the Central American nation by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025
States that build more prisons incarcerate more people.
From Slate • Jul. 30, 2024
“I see they spared no expense to incarcerate us,” I say.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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