imprisoned

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Among those imprisoned were the president’s top White House aides, his attorney general and his personal legal counsel.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026

Fifteen of the new lawmakers are women and 13 were imprisoned during the rule of Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown in 2024.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

The latest message referenced Mexico’s president, and noted that the imprisoned cartel leader has not attempted “any type of escaping from the U.S.A.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Then he got in another brawl, was imprisoned in Fort St. Angelo, escaped, and was formally expelled by the Order—the recorded language is “like a rotten and fetid limb.”

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Instead of being shot, Yelena was imprisoned in the basement of the officers’ guardhouse for ten days with the job of whitewashing the walls.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein