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as in enslavement
the state of being an enslaved person
a child born into slavery
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as in labor
very hard or unpleasant work
endured the slavery of working in the coal mines every day of his adult life
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Recent Examples of slavery
Since his accession, Charles has also shown his support for ongoing research into the monarchy’s historical ties to slavery.
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Rob Picheta, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Similarly, Congress has debated slavery reparations many times but never passed a bill.
—Ashwini Sehgal, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
One in every 130 women and girls is living in modern slavery.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
On this day in 1775: Phillis Wheatley, the country’s first African American poet to publish a book, was freed from slavery.
—The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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Rob Picheta, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Similarly, Congress has debated slavery reparations many times but never passed a bill.
—Ashwini Sehgal, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
One in every 130 women and girls is living in modern slavery.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
On this day in 1775: Phillis Wheatley, the country’s first African American poet to publish a book, was freed from slavery.
—The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slavery
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Voters also continued their swing toward tough-on-crime policy by voting to continue some involuntary labor in California.Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Operating expenses for the quarter increased to $17.3 million from $16.4 million, primarily due to cash severance costs and lower labor costs allocated to cost of revenue.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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To Simone, child servitude is an evil so plain even CNN can condemn it.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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The state's constitution was changed in the 1970s to remove the exemption for slavery, but the involuntary servitude exception is still included.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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In a larger effort, Hoskin and colleagues recently assessed the habitat ranges of 55 eastern Australian frog species, including 25 affected by Bd.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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So, for a third time, potential statewide rent controls lost — and by a similarly large margin as the other two efforts.Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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In fact, Kamala Harris’ candidacy is great reminder of the need to see the roots and consequences of human bondage that existed across the Americas.Ana Lucia Araujo / Made by History, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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January 15, 2021: More screenshots start proliferating online — this time, screenshots from Hammer’s secondary Instagram account, including several photos and videos of women in bondage.Lydia Wang, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Creatives can put energy into defining campaigns, while the marketing team can do the mechanical drudgery of customizing that content for individual markets while still respecting guidelines concerning the brand’s voice, channels and images.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Phillips' novel manages to be both a gripping psychological thriller about the isolation of motherhood and an accurate account of the sheer drudgery.The Week US, theweek, 1 Oct. 2024
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This cub will likely stay in captivity due to its condition, according to officials.John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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Petro Yatsenko, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, said in a statement that some 25 Ukrainian journalists were being held in Russian captivity, and several others are considered missing.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
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Life itself, with all its toil, drudgery, tragedy, and pain, is weighty enough.Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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In addition to being a great way to attract young talent to an agricultural career this is turning out to be a great way to reduce the cost and undesirable toil of hand weeding – particularly in things like leafy vegetable crops.Steven Savage, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Every detail was perfectly recreated — from the performance look's metallic bustier, beaded yoke and chain skirt, to the black bob, silver headpiece, studded black gloves, black leggings and thigh-high leather boots Hudson wore to accessorize.Dave Quinn, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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To be among the marginalized, outside the arena of power in the America of yesterday and tomorrow, is to live in the stifling yoke of wholesale animosity.Jason Parham, WIRED, 28 May 2022
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“Slavery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slavery. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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