stockade

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Several of those provisions have long been considered nonstarters for Iran, which sees its missile stockade and regional alliances as central to national security.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

In the summer of 2008, Epstein began serving his sentence at the Palm Beach County stockade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

While in Palm Beach sheriff’s custody, Epstein was allowed to stay in an isolated cell at the county’s minimum-security stockade, where he roamed freely and watched television.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

He talked back to Naval superiors when he served during World War II and got tossed in the stockade.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

In the afternoon, all hands were engaged in preparations to abandon the stockade.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson