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pow

[pou] / paʊ /


NOUN
political prisoner
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NOUN
prisoner of war
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Ukrainian soldiers captured him 11 days later and sent him to a POW facility in western Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now the 25-year-old sits in a Ukrainian POW camp, his optimism replaced by barbed-wire fencing and snow-covered countryside that is unlike anything he grew up with in Senegal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Diplomatic sources told AFP that conditions are typically better in POW facilities than regular Ukrainian prisons.

From Barron's

The two sides failed to agree a ceasefire at the May meeting and two follow-ups in June and July, brokering only a major POW swap involving thousands of prisoners.

From Barron's

Pow Wow Grounds, a coffee shop a few blocks from where Oglala said tribal members were detained, has become a hub for Native American support groups and ICE observers.

From The Wall Street Journal