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imprison

[im-priz-uhn] / ɪmˈprɪz ən /


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Because the intelligence agency knows of Almásy’s affair with Katharine, they assume Geoffrey’s death is suspicious and imprison Almásy as he tries to get help.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Mitsotakis, who notes the fraud began before he came to power in 2019, has vowed to imprison the "thieves" responsible and to reclaim the funds.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

In America, we don’t imprison people for violating rules that were never written.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

Some American journalists and politicians couched their desire to round up and imprison Japanese Americans in humanitarian terms: to protect them from potential mob violence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2024

Milo was dumfounded when he stepped down to the ground and found a contingent of armed M.P.’s waiting to imprison the German pilots and confiscate their planes.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

The camera is almost always static; the frame is frozen in a way that virtually imprisons the characters, suggesting that their blinkered belief systems similarly constrain their thoughts and direct their deeds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Here is the real thing, where video liberates rather than imprisons all-enveloping music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2022

Mommy Fortuna, a wizened witch voiced by the late Angela Lansbury, cages the creature in a sideshow attraction to make a buck and secure her legacy in the memory of the deathless creatures she imprisons.

From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2022

The cemetery is an oasis of peace amid the traffic that imprisons the Ostiense area.

From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2022

Daddy imprisons himself in his room, but what else is new?

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

Marset was imprisoned from 2013 to 2018 in Uruguay, but maintains there was never any hard proof of his involvement in the drug trade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Not everyone we spoke to remained forever imprisoned by their so-called fans.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

That’s a start to not being imprisoned by your phone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

In a statement, Lithuania's Ministry of Justice said: "There have been no discussions or consultations regarding the possibility of accepting the transfer of all Lithuanian citizens imprisoned in the United Kingdom".

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The Soviet government covered up the tragedy, warning the survivors they would be imprisoned if they ever spoke of it.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Retired tech titans and social media luminaries can no more control the development of AI by banning it than the Catholic Church could undo the fact that Earth revolves around the sun by imprisoning Galileo.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

"Excuse me, that's incorrect. Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires that the government provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people," Hassan said.

From Salon ● May 20, 2025

Before imprisoning people, including noncitizens, the government is required under the Constitution to charge the defendants with a crime and to prove their guilt in a jury trial, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025

The US and many countries in Europe have repatriated citizens from Syrian detention camps before putting them on trial and imprisoning them.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025

Now, there are no laws against imprisoning apostrophes and making them look daft.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author




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