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Recent Examples of jailer
When someone is placed on suicide alert, state law says jailers need to check on them every 10 minutes to ensure their safety.
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Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
Johnson, 31, died April 21 at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth after an altercation with jailers, during what the sheriff’s office called a routine contraband check.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
Video of jailer appearing to slam inmate into wall sparks calls for DOJ investigation.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
After the rebels swept into Damascus, the jailers had fled Sednaya, and the prisoners had been set free.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
Johnson, 31, died April 21 at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth after an altercation with jailers, during what the sheriff’s office called a routine contraband check.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
Video of jailer appearing to slam inmate into wall sparks calls for DOJ investigation.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
After the rebels swept into Damascus, the jailers had fled Sednaya, and the prisoners had been set free.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailer
Noun
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Where you were accused of trying to kill the warden, at Lucasville?—
Bob Guccione Jr.,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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But, to his surprise, the warden escorted him directly to the command center, just outside the row.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The cause of the fire is under investigation by Howard County’s fire marshal.—
Shaela Foster,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2025
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Once the fire was out, the fire marshal collected their insurance information and the couple were left standing there, holding their dog.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The proposed guardian must submit a Title 14 guardianship application to the Maricopa County Juvenile Court.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The students are children who have been sent away by their parents or guardians to study at Quranic boarding schools in what’s known as the almajiri system.—
Ogar Monday,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.—
Dave Birkett,
USA TODAY,
25 Dec. 2022
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Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.—
Jason Frakes,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Nov. 2022
Noun
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His subsequent television credits include the role of custodian and ex-sumo wrestler Yoshi Nakamura in the Disney series Kickin’ It.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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Jo was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hector and loved being an organist, pianist and custodian.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His captors imprisoned him at the Tower of London, where he was interrogated and tortured.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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Eventually, Iris gets her hands on Josh's phone and gains access to her own settings, giving her an opportunity to outsmart her human captors.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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