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confinement

[kuhn-fahyn-muhnt] / kənˈfaɪn mənt /


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Sadly, confinement isn’t the worst thing that can happen to a capybara who has a run-in with a human.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Light cannot easily be confined into extremely small spaces because the uncertainty principle links its confinement to its wavelength.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Goldman, now 73, said that despite the confinement, time went by quickly between the medical visits, keeping his journal and giving interviews.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

He was transferred to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, then to a detention center in Florence, Ariz., while he challenged his confinement in federal court.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

While I was still at the clinic Coetsee said he wanted to put me in a situation that was halfway between confinement and freedom.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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