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as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
some wild animals take to confinement very poorly
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as in restriction
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries
the confinement of commercial development to one stretch of roadway is intended to help preserve the town's rural character
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Recent Examples of confinement
One of the those calculation is stated as being when a person is eligible for home confinement.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Richard Lowell Jones was sentenced to three years’ probation, with the first six months on home confinement, as well as restitution to the city of 8,500 totaling $27,232.70.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
He is also restricted to home confinement with electronic monitoring.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
During years of close confinement, the four sisters began to quarrel.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Richard Lowell Jones was sentenced to three years’ probation, with the first six months on home confinement, as well as restitution to the city of 8,500 totaling $27,232.70.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
He is also restricted to home confinement with electronic monitoring.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
During years of close confinement, the four sisters began to quarrel.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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Pete Travis Timmerman, 29, from Urbana, Mo., emerged after months of captivity in an online video, which some mistakenly believed showed Austin Tice, a journalist who went missing in the country over a decade ago.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday issued a sweeping demand that Israel and Hamas reach a cease-fire agreement and that all hostages be freed from captivity.Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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And that’s because YouTube offers fewer restrictions on format, length, and style — as well as the ability to tap into passionate fandoms.Anne Marie Nelson-Bogle, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The move may be seen as a retaliation over the U.S. imposing restrictions on the sale of advanced AI chips and technology to China.Nathan Bomey, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, the United States and Western allies have accused Xi of overseeing widespread human rights abuses, even claims of genocide, against the nation's Uyghurs through the use of mass internment camps, a charge the Chinese leader and his government have vehemently denied.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Their strategy resulted in Trump downplaying China’s crackdown against protesters in Hong Kong, expressing support for its internment camps in Xinjiang, offering to lift export controls on Huawei and ZTE, and even accepting a trade deal that did not address China’s industrial policy practices.Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2024
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But the current legislative inspector general, who took over from Pope nearly three years ago, told the Tribune these limitations haven’t been a problem.Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
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There are also limitations because of battery life.Asuka Kawanabe, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of prisoners have now been freed, many after decades of incarceration in brutal conditions.Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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On another wall were carved prisoners’ names, birthplaces and dates of incarceration.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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She could be sentenced to up to five years in prison if convicted.Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Two others involved in the scheme, one living in Nebraska, and the other in California, were sentenced to roughly two years in prison for their roles.Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confinement. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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