in detention
idiom
: in a prison or similar place
Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours.
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Most, if not all of them, had already been in detention during the Biden administration.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
Data from 2023 showed cases that had been waiting for about a decade to be decided, with applicants left in limbo either in detention or without legal status in any country.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Many families were separated, including those of the men still in detention in Thailand.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
The 37-year-old singer has been in detention in Iran since December 2023 after being extradited from Turkey.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
Data from 2023 showed cases that had been waiting for about a decade to be decided, with applicants left in limbo either in detention or without legal status in any country.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Many families were separated, including those of the men still in detention in Thailand.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
The 37-year-old singer has been in detention in Iran since December 2023 after being extradited from Turkey.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
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“In detention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20detention. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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