confinement

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Binderbauer says he sees a pathway to adequate energy confinement and is confident in TAE’s technology and experience building complex machines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Lira was sentenced to four months in federal prison and four months of home confinement and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

There’s a really good podcast series called The Habitat on one series of experiments testing how humans could get through the group confinement of a Mars trip.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026

A BOP spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the bureau does not discuss conditions of confinement or security procedures and that employee standards of conduct prohibit staff from giving any prisoners preferential treatment.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

After the confinement above the shop and the suffocating worries about my future, the fun had been like a salve on an open wound.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu