prisoner
Example Sentences
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The last time Ukrainian and Russian envoys held official direct talks was in July in Istanbul, which led to prisoner swaps but little else in the way of concrete progress to stop the fighting.
From Barron's
The first stage brought back 33 hostages – eight of whom were dead – in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
From BBC
In a state of the nation address earlier this month, he said he would instruct the justice minister to look at possible prisoner releases.
From BBC
While several activists have been released in recent years, human rights groups estimate that tens of thousands of political prisoners remain in detention -- claims which the authorities deny.
From Barron's
Vladimir Putin was interested in meeting Witkoff—so interested that he might consider releasing an American prisoner to him.
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