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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
some no-good fellow who had spent most of his life in and out of the county jug
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as in pitcher
a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout
put a jug of milk on the table
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as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
the luckless crooks got jugged before they knew what hit them
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Recent Examples of jug
Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2022
The basket-weave soles are grippy and hug wet pavement as closely as a bear with a jug of honey.
—Matt Jancer, WIRED, 12 Nov. 2022
Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 13 May 2024
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Noun
The classics are all there: portafilters, a tamper, a milk steamer and a milk jug.
—Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2022
The basket-weave soles are grippy and hug wet pavement as closely as a bear with a jug of honey.
—Matt Jancer, WIRED, 12 Nov. 2022
Verb
Bank jugging occurs when suspects watch ATMs and banks and then follow people who withdraw cash to other places and then try to rob them.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 13 May 2024
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Also, jail doesn’t mean that the taxes are forgiven.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
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Another major focus of the trial was Allen's multiple confessions in jail and his mental health at the time.Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Closer Kenley Jansen seems headed out the door in free agency and the perfect replacement is available: left-handed pitcher Tanner Scott.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Paying a slugger like Pete Alonso big money would probably be a safer bet than any pitcher, but none of the premier free agent bats seem like a good fit.Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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The state penitentiary in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota recently expanded its transitional care unit to meet the needs of its aging population.Tom Chiodo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Unsurprisingly, perhaps, Hollinger’s affairs proved to be a total mess: Black was later convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice and spent more than three years in a federal penitentiary.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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The 2024 Woodford Reserve bottle retails for $55 available in stores and online.Gege Reed, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
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Almost every shot includes something for fans of the games to recognize, from Nuka-Cola bottles to Assaultron robot frames to Vault Boy bobbleheads.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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Several already have been convicted and imprisoned.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Trump could yet be imprisoned for those 34 felony counts.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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She was sentenced in June of this year to one year in prison for underreporting and failing to file federal income taxes.Jim Talamonti | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
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Joel Cordero, 45, of Meriden, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to a total of 155 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin and fentanyl, according to federal authorities.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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Some of the items on Ivanna’s Christmas list included clothes, a Stanley cup, a $150 Sprayground backpack and pho.Jordan Greene, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Open bar with fancy cocktails, but served in Solo cups to keep you feeling like part of the humble proletariat.Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2024
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An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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In the video, the congresswoman can be seen using the vape pen before realizing that cameras are trained on her, then quickly exhaling and putting the vape pen away.Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Jug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jug. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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