bail
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He was ordered held in federal custody Wednesday following a hearing at which a judge denied him bail.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Ritter was granted bail until sentencing on 4 November.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Babers is being held in lieu of $2-million bail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Those five men were subsequently released on bail, after the white vans they were driving were found not to contain explosive materials but quantities of fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
It was unreasonable to return to the damp boat except to bail it out, but she felt safer there.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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