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prisoner

[priz-uh-ner, priz-ner] / ˈprɪz ə nər, ˈprɪz nər /
NOUN
person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will
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But Thursday did see Russia and Ukraine agree to another prisoner exchange - the largest swap yet since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

“I think what investors have to understand is this prisoner dilemma — spend everything, because if we don’t, we’re going to get wiped out — I think that phase is over,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

Redemption is rooted in the Latin redimere, which meant to buy back or recover by purchase, to ransom a prisoner or slave, or to buy someone off as a way to escape obligation or punishment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Some 10,000 Ukrainians have been freed in dozens of prisoner exchanges with the Russian side.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

The government ordered him to be held as a "restricted or isolated prisoner" to keep him separated from the other inmates.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

Its general secretary Ian Lawrence said the service was "already in crisis" before the early release scheme came into force, which relies on probation staff monitoring freed prisoners in the community.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

“There were protesters for the war in Ukraine saying, ‘Free the prisoners!

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Known widely by the affectionate name, 47-year-old Tetiana Vyshniak is the driving force of a movement urging for the release of Ukrainian prisoners of war.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Even before they come through the door, you can hear the prisoners walking towards the courtroom, the shackles round their ankles clinking with each step.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Some of the prisoners had brought scissors from Vught: everywhere beneath the huge tent women were cutting one another’s hair.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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