confinement
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“By virtue of its power, it has kept me behind bars for five years, and they could extend my confinement without justification.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
In a newly published paper in eLight, the same research team explains the origin of this extreme light confinement.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Now that he was out of solitary confinement, Havens’ interest in gang politics had disappeared.
From Slate • May 2, 2026
During her earlier confinement, Aung San Suu Kyi's dignified, non-violent resistance won her admirers across Myanmar and around the world, and she famously made speeches to supporters from her family home.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
She had a longing to see Katie before her confinement, so she gave the insurance collector a message.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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