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prison

[priz-uhn] / ˈprɪz ən /


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The defendants -- both Chinese nationals who arrived in court in prison garb -- were acquitted of charges stemming from a separate bombing at a pier in Bangkok's Charoen Nakhon area.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Just a year later, the notorious prison closed, seemingly for good, but perhaps just for now.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

He played recordings of prison calls between Grossman and her husband in which they discussed a Coinbase wallet with her bitcoin and another in which they discussed shifting assets to their children after the crash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

At earlier hearings, it was revealed that Dedic had been accidentally set free from prison after a court official mixed up digital case files and mistakenly recorded that he had been granted bail.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They had released it from its icy prison.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda




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