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The World Wars, the gulags, the camps, the colonies, and so on—these dismal chapters of modernity essentially predate our protagonist’s agreeable personal experience of the political sphere.
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Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
In Moscow on Monday night, a steady trickle of mourners continued to pay respects to Navalny by laying flowers at the Solovetsky stone, a memorial for victims of the Soviet gulags, under the watchful eye of a dozen or so police officers.
—Robyn Dixon, Emily Rauhala, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2024
They have been accused of extrajudicial killings and rape, and torturing people held in the country’s network of gulags.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
Under a new decree, relatives of people who had defected during the last three years were to be imprisoned in Soviet-style gulags or banished without supplies to a wilderness in the country’s far north.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
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Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
In Moscow on Monday night, a steady trickle of mourners continued to pay respects to Navalny by laying flowers at the Solovetsky stone, a memorial for victims of the Soviet gulags, under the watchful eye of a dozen or so police officers.
—Robyn Dixon, Emily Rauhala, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2024
They have been accused of extrajudicial killings and rape, and torturing people held in the country’s network of gulags.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
Under a new decree, relatives of people who had defected during the last three years were to be imprisoned in Soviet-style gulags or banished without supplies to a wilderness in the country’s far north.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulag
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In 2019, Zeeb was sentenced to four years in prison in one of the country's largest cannabis cases.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The singer ultimately pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one-to-three years in prison, but the judge suspended most of it.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ultimately, Hazzard was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to perform hard labor at a state penitentiary in Walla Walla, Wash.Sean Neumann, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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The staff at Lee penitentiary is 98% White, according to the bureau, and multiple people said that guards seemed to be especially hostile to Black prisoners — who make up 62% of the prison's population.Christie Thompson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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Yarrow, who resumed his career after serving three months in jail, was pardoned by President Jimmy Carter in 1981.CBS News, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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If convicted as charged, the men face sentences ranging from probation to seven years and two months in jail, according to prosecutors.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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There are worse places to begin a search for the sources of Egypt's current political earthquake than in the company of a middle-aged French soldier imprisoned in a German stalag during World War II.Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2011
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Request Reprint Permissions There are worse places to begin a search for the sources of Egypt's current political earthquake than in the company of a middle-aged French soldier imprisoned in a German stalag during World War II.Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2011
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One defendant, charged with attacking police officers with a baseball bat, even promoted an A.I. video of inmates in orange jumpsuits parading triumphantly out of jailhouse doors.Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Russell makes for an appealing, down-to-earth Santa Claus who feels at home in any situation, including a bar, a car chase, and a jailhouse musical number.EW.com, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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The first was named after the legislature of the Texas Republic, although the first capitol, a log structure tucked behind a defensive stockade, rose not on Congress, but at West Eighth and Colorado streets.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024
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Buildings that were part of the stockade were then dismantled, and the wood planks were reused to build homes located throughout Marietta.Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 15 July 2024
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In December 2024, the BOP announced the closure of seven prisons—including six male prison camps—as a cost-saving measure to consolidate operations.Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Closure The Bureau of Prisons announced Thursday plans to close the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, and deactivate minimum-security prison camps in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Florida.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Traditionally, these strategies have faced a stiff barrier to entry, including high fees and lengthy lockup periods when capital can’t be withdrawn.Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Biking to the stadium is also a possibility because there are several bike-rack lockup locations including Lot N (reserve level) on the right side of the field, Lot B (reserve level) and Lot D (club suits/lodge level) both on the left side of the field.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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