confinement
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“By virtue of its power, it has kept me behind bars for five years, and they could extend my confinement without justification.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Both he and Brock reported extended solitary confinement stints—four months for Mock, seven for Brock.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
Light cannot easily be confined into extremely small spaces because the uncertainty principle links its confinement to its wavelength.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Lindsay and Craig say that conditions in Evin prison are better than solitary confinement, but are still tough.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Davos sat beside his candle and looked at the letters hp had scratched out word by word during the days of his confinement.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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