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Recent Examples of jailbird
Plot: Homer acquires Snake’s luxurious hair after the jailbird is sent to the electric chair.
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Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Movies Review: ‘Joker: Folie á Deux’ pairs two singing jailbirds but skimps on supervillainy
Oct. 4, 2024
The movie was expected to fall short of the original’s impressive debut after generating only $7 million in Thursday previews.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
Twenty years later, an actress named Selma Vaz Dias, who wanted to dramatize Good Morning, Midnight on the radio, found her living in poverty and obscurity in the English countryside with a third husband who also ended an embezzler and a jailbird.
—Vivian Gornick, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2023
The jailbird and guard stayed in touch over the phone, according to Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 May 2022
Rick Flag, who attempts to keep our jailbird antiheroes in line.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 22 June 2021
Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Movies Review: ‘Joker: Folie á Deux’ pairs two singing jailbirds but skimps on supervillainy
Oct. 4, 2024
The movie was expected to fall short of the original’s impressive debut after generating only $7 million in Thursday previews.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
Twenty years later, an actress named Selma Vaz Dias, who wanted to dramatize Good Morning, Midnight on the radio, found her living in poverty and obscurity in the English countryside with a third husband who also ended an embezzler and a jailbird.
—Vivian Gornick, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2023
The jailbird and guard stayed in touch over the phone, according to Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 May 2022
Rick Flag, who attempts to keep our jailbird antiheroes in line.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 22 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailbird
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Reuters said that many of the prisoners exonerated through Krasner's efforts were Black.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Over the past 10 days, White Helmets already collected more than 400 dead bodies of prisoners and discovered more than 100 mass graves, Anselmo said.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Prisons were uniquely bad for spreading the virus and some inmates were released in part to stop the spread.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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At least 30 federal inmates first processed in Kentucky for crimes were among the nearly 1,500 who had their sentences commuted Thursday by President Joe Biden, including several facing drug charges or illegally bilking investors out of millions of dollars.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Authorities launched a search for Cesar M. Hernandez Monday morning after the murder convict escaped from a prison van.Brian Day, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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The graying convict sat slumped in a wheelchair — a far cry from the flamboyant woman who sometimes was mistaken for actress Elizabeth Taylor and who glided through rooms enveloped in the scent of gardenias, Kimes’ dad’s favorite scent.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Dark chocolate has been extensively studied for its cardiometabolic health benefits, but findings have been inconsistent, spurring heated debates over whether this treat has pros that outweigh the cons.New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
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Joey Graziadei is getting candid about the pros and cons of his body transformation while competing on Dancing with the Stars.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Jailbird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailbird. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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