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Nearly four years ago, amid rising tensions, a history teacher named Marc Fogel was detained in Russia and sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony.
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Time Staff, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Nearly four years ago, amid rising tensions, a history teacher named Mark Fogel was detained in Russia and sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony, rough stuff.
—NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
Once a penal colony, this cluster of islands opened for tourism in 2024 offers a glimpse into dozens of endemic species.
—Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
What's Next According to Kommersant, Pashkov will report to the penal colony on his own to serve his sentence of two years and ten months.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Time Staff, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Nearly four years ago, amid rising tensions, a history teacher named Mark Fogel was detained in Russia and sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony, rough stuff.
—NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
Once a penal colony, this cluster of islands opened for tourism in 2024 offers a glimpse into dozens of endemic species.
—Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
What's Next According to Kommersant, Pashkov will report to the penal colony on his own to serve his sentence of two years and ten months.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for penal colony
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“Penal colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penal%20colony. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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