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Twenty-four prisoners – mostly lifers – sat across from a dozen students at a maximum-security prison yard in Southern California as part of an innovative 14-week, creative writing program.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
In any event, auction house lifers told me, the secondary art market is a race to the bottom.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Two reasons Mad had so many lifers were their personal loyalty to Gaines and their love of his lavish trips.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
Barra, a General Motors lifer, took the helm at GM in January 2014.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
In any event, auction house lifers told me, the secondary art market is a race to the bottom.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Two reasons Mad had so many lifers were their personal loyalty to Gaines and their love of his lavish trips.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
Barra, a General Motors lifer, took the helm at GM in January 2014.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifer
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Dark chocolate has been extensively studied for its cardiometabolic health benefits, but findings have been inconsistent, spurring heated debates over whether this treat has pros that outweigh the cons.New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
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Joey Graziadei is getting candid about the pros and cons of his body transformation while competing on Dancing with the Stars.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Industry veteran Jeremy Gawade will assist on sourcing and structuring deals and provide production advice, while U.S. media exec Gina Marcheschi will provide consultancy services to the venture from across the pond.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Black and Hispanic veterans often led the civil rights and social justice movements that continue to evolve to this day.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Dec. 2024
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Authorities launched a search for Cesar M. Hernandez Monday morning after the murder convict escaped from a prison van.Brian Day, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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The graying convict sat slumped in a wheelchair — a far cry from the flamboyant woman who sometimes was mistaken for actress Elizabeth Taylor and who glided through rooms enveloped in the scent of gardenias, Kimes’ dad’s favorite scent.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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The Health Ministry's figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.Michael D. Carroll, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed more than 44,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to local health authorities, whose numbers do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Plot: Homer acquires Snake’s luxurious hair after the jailbird is sent to the electric chair.Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Movies Review: ‘Joker: Folie á Deux’ pairs two singing jailbirds but skimps on supervillainy Oct. 4, 2024 The movie was expected to fall short of the original’s impressive debut after generating only $7 million in Thursday previews.Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
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The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, that warhorse of English traditionalism, is mentioned six times, and his plangent music—invoking a lost, idyllic England; a greener, more pleasant land—could easily be the novel’s soundtrack.Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
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At 33, Watt is young enough not to be tired of even the most familiar rock radio warhorses.Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2024
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Over the past 10 days, White Helmets already collected more than 400 dead bodies of prisoners and discovered more than 100 mass graves, Anselmo said.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Reuters said that many of the prisoners exonerated through Krasner's efforts were Black.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Since Biden took office, no federal inmate has been executed.Brian Bennett, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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At least 30 federal inmates first processed in Kentucky for crimes were among the nearly 1,500 who had their sentences commuted Thursday by President Joe Biden, including several facing drug charges or illegally bilking investors out of millions of dollars.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifer. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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