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Almost on a daily basis, police have arrested and put on trial farmers accused of trying to skirt the ban.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

In 399 BCE, Socrates was put on trial before a jury of some 500 of his fellow Athenians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A group of aid workers who were put on trial in Greece for rescuing migrants on the island of Lesbos have been acquitted of all charges.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Certainly the good Samaritans must have known the two boatmen were not going to be put on trial, owing to lack of evidence.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

His friend was in jail waiting to be put on trial for the crime of helping the Reds.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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