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prisoners

NOUN
person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will
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Just several hundred prisoners originally on board made it to Japan, with about 400 surviving to the end of the war, the POW agency estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Historians say U.S. commanders didn’t know the ship was transporting American prisoners.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

She has proposed fighting crime by expelling undocumented people, setting up courts with anonymous judges and making prisoners work for their food.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

The clearest example of this spirit is Jail Time Records, an on-site music studio and label making mini stars out of the most talented prisoners.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Then I visit the site that tells you about California prisoners, my hands hovering over the keyboard.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko



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