holding pen
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Standing in a holding pen for inmates, wearing orange jail attire, Holdo looked back at Savery almost admiringly, at times bowing his head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
The firm began this year by forcing clients into a holding pen that prevented them from redeeming any money until 2026 and limiting withdrawals thereafter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Except the kitchen at 221B is… well, it’s not a kitchen so much as a crime-scene-adjacent holding pen.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
The specially-erected holding pen for festival goers had fewer than 25 people in it just ahead of the first train at 07:44.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2022
Marie-Laure’s father spends three days shivering in the holding pen.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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