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Recent Examples of labor camp
The satire, as always, could cut more deeply — there’s no reference to censorship of homosexuality or Uyghur labor camps — but The Franchise comes up with some great, goofy tableaus in which tractors beep their way through soundstages.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Those accused of disloyalty or dissent face brutal punishments, including imprisonment in labor camps, torture, or execution.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Before my parents were liberated they were imprisoned in labor camps.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
Griner went on trial 134 days into her detainment and was sentenced to nine years in a labor camp.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Those accused of disloyalty or dissent face brutal punishments, including imprisonment in labor camps, torture, or execution.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Before my parents were liberated they were imprisoned in labor camps.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
Griner went on trial 134 days into her detainment and was sentenced to nine years in a labor camp.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor camp
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Numerous Soviet enterprises, operating under dozens of ministries, used POWs contracted out by prison camp officials.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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This would move more people out of expensive prison camps and into prerelease custody, a much lower cost option.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Marcy Thompson: Not long after being transported to Theresienstadt, Margarethe was sent to Treblinka, a concentration camp.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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While some managed to flee, many were deported and killed in concentration camps.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Nine years later, Lowell, which consists of three facilities — the main unit, the annex and a work camp — spends 46 percent less per inmate on healthcare and 36 percent less on education.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Transgender people, the text states, will be sent to work camps indefinitely.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC News,
18 Nov. 2024
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The Red Sox will likely have competition for Scherzer's services from other MLB teams, most if whom will be expected to at least try him in the starting rotation, so Boston's chances of landing Scherzer as a bullpen piece may be a long shot.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Another familiar name in last year’s bullpen, Bailey Horn, was designated for assignment earlier this offseason.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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When the pandemic came, the sisters were no longer allowed inside McHenry jail.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Deterring criminal behavior With clear penalties, including fines and jail time, this legislation will serve as a deterrent to anyone contemplating unlawful occupancy of another person’s home.—
Ryan Nawrocki,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Labor camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20camp. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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