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He spent 71 days behind bars after his nine-month sentence was reduced on appeal.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Discretion that is “suitably directed and limited” would “ensure … the sentencing authority is apprised of the information relevant to the imposition of sentence and provided with standards to guide its use of that information.”
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s Didion’s ability to undermine — to slip a blade between the ribs — in a single sentence that has always thrilled the critic in me.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Just two years into that sentence, the 34-year-old former billionaire has now filed an application for pardon after completion of sentence to the Department of Justice, according to online records.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
He put his hand over my hand, and the placement of his hand spoke a whole sentence, a whole paragraph.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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