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prisoner

[priz-uh-ner, priz-ner] / ˈprɪz ə nər, ˈprɪz nər /
NOUN
person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will
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"Different staff, different young people - I felt like I was a prisoner."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

With every announcement of a prisoner exchange, Kravtsova feels hope that is then shattered.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The talks focused on prisoner exchanges and the need to intensify the diplomatic process, Umerov said in a post on X.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Natalia Kravtsova's son, Artem, a fighter with Ukraine's nationalist Azov brigade, was taken prisoner in Mariupol in May 2022.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

He pondered in the darkness, incredulous that a supposedly revoked passport had turned him into a prisoner.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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