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Recent Examples of remand
Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Strangio asked the Court to vacate the lower court’s decision and remand it, with instructions to reevaluate the text of SB 1.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
Mangione has been remanded to the State Correctional Institution Huntingdon in Huntingdon County while legal proceedings continue.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Attorneys for New Jersey argued that even a partial remand meant the program was no longer authorized by federal regulators, and that a lack of clarity regarding pollution mitigation should in and of itself be enough to order a temporary pause on the program.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Strangio asked the Court to vacate the lower court’s decision and remand it, with instructions to reevaluate the text of SB 1.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
He was remanded to MDC on Tuesday, Sept. 17, after pleading not guilty and being denied bail twice this week.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
Mangione has been remanded to the State Correctional Institution Huntingdon in Huntingdon County while legal proceedings continue.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remand
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announces on Fox News that the first flights of immigrants in the U.S. without legal status arrive at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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The arrest and detentions are separate from a DEA operation ABC News also observed in Denver that day while accompanying ICE and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents.—
Jeffrey Cook,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The plaintiffs were held longer than they normally would have been jailed because Immigration and Customs Enforcement had lodged detainer requests.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The three men, captured by Hamas during its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, are set to be freed Saturday, in the fifth exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinians jailed in Israel.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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While the crew endured the challenges of confinement for the sake of science, their work embodies a larger purpose: enabling future explorers to journey farther and stay longer.—
Anastasia Stepanova,
Space.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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Sentenced to 3 years in prison, with the first year on home confinement.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Six immigrants detained under that arrangement at a medium-security federal prison in Victorville, Calif., sued Trump, then-Atty.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Finland is still investigating the incident, but police have detained a ship carrying Russian oil products, suspected of dragging its anchor across the cable.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Whitfield, who is portrayed in the film by Leading Actor BAFTA nominee Colman Domingo and turns up in a cameo, was incarcerated for almost 25 years at the prison and also released in 2012.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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Now, Mackie is joined by his very own Falcon, Danny Ramirez (Joaquin Torres), and his pal, formerly wrongfully incarcerated Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly).—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Released in 2015 — three years into his incarceration — Viking became Kartel’s fourth consecutive project to reach the top 10 of Reggae Albums (No. 3).—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2025
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Funds will be steered toward expanding its payor and health system partnerships and providing more services to high-risk populations, including adults in the criminal justice system, where the company sees telehealth as a means of providing consistent care from incarceration to reentry.—
Erin Brodwin,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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They were forced to live in dilapidated buildings with mold, sewage, and rodent issues, and were confined to their rooms for weeks on end.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Such harassment and intimidation isn’t confined to Middle America.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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The nine hours of video obtained from the Miami-Dade state attorney’s office also include body camera video from the men’s arrests tied to state and federal cases in South Florida and New York.—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC News,
7 Feb. 2025
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What To Know Ocasio-Cortez spoke out against the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement, which has led to thousands of arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Remand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remand. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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