stockade

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Several of those provisions have long been considered nonstarters for Iran, which sees its missile stockade and regional alliances as central to national security.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

In the summer of 2008, Epstein began serving his sentence at the Palm Beach County stockade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

He talked back to Naval superiors when he served during World War II and got tossed in the stockade.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

Sr. recalls he started writing when he was in the stockade during the army.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2022

Crossing the yard, he passed out through the gate in the stockade to face the goddess.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer