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Judge Roach had given them an opportunity to consider manslaughter charges, which would have carried a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
It specified 10 aggravating factors, the presence of which would allow a jury to return a death sentence in the belief that such “guided discretion” would pass constitutional muster.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s Didion’s ability to undermine — to slip a blade between the ribs — in a single sentence that has always thrilled the critic in me.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Singh said at the march that attacks on Sikhs had taken place "up and down the country" every day since Digwa was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 21 years in prison.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
In those days this was a death sentence as surely as tuberculosis had been.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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