serving time
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Wong is already serving time for subversion and was due to be freed early next year when he was handed the latest charges, which he has pleaded guilty to earlier in September.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Weeks after Sean “Diddy” Combs was hospitalized for a head injury suffered while serving time in federal prison, his release date has moved up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
He attended church services organized by Nigerians serving time for online scamming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Both are now serving time in the United States.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Every now and then you might come across a doer of bad deeds serving time in the stocks, but that was generally as exciting as it got.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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