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US President Donald Trump told the New York Post Tuesday he had helped stop a prison break of European jihadists in Syria, referring to the Shadadi incident.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Both sides blame the other for the prison break.

From Reuters • May 19, 2023

“Likability is a jail,” Mulaney says at one point in “Baby J,” and his self-deprecating punch lines about his own vanity could be viewed as a prison break.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Defending the decision to keep Bester's prison break quiet, the police said it was to gather more information for their investigation before acting.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023

He was low on sleep and exhausted after the excitement of the prison break, and now his thoughts were buzzing and jumping at the possibility of thirty million kruge.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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