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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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Mr. Gershkovich’s account of Russia’s history of prisoner swaps is particularly intriguing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

He was released in a major prisoner swap in August 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The SPS said there were no prisoner requests for bottled water overnight on Friday but supplies were distributed.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

She said her loved one, a prisoner, had no water at all on Friday.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

It was a curious statement, but Tom Hannah brushed it off and let Yurchenko walk out; though he was under the care of the CIA, the KGB defector was not a prisoner.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Even before they come through the door, you can hear the prisoners walking towards the courtroom, the shackles round their ankles clinking with each step.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Another unlikely friend of the American prisoners is the princess’s cousin, Capt. Constantin “Buzz” Cantacuzino, a fighter ace and prince whose ancestry reaches back to Vlad the Impaler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“I felt a huge burden on my shoulders when I left prison that made me feel I owed something to my fellow prisoners who were left behind,” Panahi told The Envelope earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Data shows that undertrial prisoners - individuals who are detained while they await police investigation or court trials - make up more than 73% of India's total prison population.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The doorman stood with his back straight, his chin up, staring down his nose at the approaching archers and prisoners.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack


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