in detention
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: in a prison or similar place
Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours.
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Due to visitation limits, Lisbet has allowed her father and younger brothers to visit Margarita Avila in detention.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
By Wednesday morning, the family's fifth day in detention, her daughter's fever was rising and her other child had developed a cough.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
When asked about his wife's treatment in detention, Bartell noted that the media attention may have played a role in ensuring her well-being.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Aguilera Agüero spent several weeks in detention waiting for a deportation to Venezuela, but his mother, Miriam Aguilera, now fears her son could be among the Venezuelans deported on Saturday to El Salvador instead.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
By Wednesday morning, the family's fifth day in detention, her daughter's fever was rising and her other child had developed a cough.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
When asked about his wife's treatment in detention, Bartell noted that the media attention may have played a role in ensuring her well-being.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Aguilera Agüero spent several weeks in detention waiting for a deportation to Venezuela, but his mother, Miriam Aguilera, now fears her son could be among the Venezuelans deported on Saturday to El Salvador instead.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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“In detention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20detention. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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