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Recent Examples of stalag
There are worse places to begin a search for the sources of Egypt's current political earthquake than in the company of a middle-aged French soldier imprisoned in a German stalag during World War II.
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Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2011
Request Reprint Permissions There are worse places to begin a search for the sources of Egypt's current political earthquake than in the company of a middle-aged French soldier imprisoned in a German stalag during World War II.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2011
To keep captive spirits up in the stalag, the prisoners staged makeshift plays.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2017
Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2011
Request Reprint Permissions There are worse places to begin a search for the sources of Egypt's current political earthquake than in the company of a middle-aged French soldier imprisoned in a German stalag during World War II.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2011
To keep captive spirits up in the stalag, the prisoners staged makeshift plays.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalag
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Now that stores only sell clothes that have been slapped together from plastic sheeting and surgical staples in fast-fashion gulags, what used to be considered basic construction — stuff like finished seams and sturdy material — becomes downright luxurious in comparison.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 July 2024
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Nikita Khrushchev’s Soviet Union was a murderous gulag.Bryan C. Donohue, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2024
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She was sentenced in June of this year to one year in prison for underreporting and failing to file federal income taxes.Jim Talamonti | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
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In a state court indictment announced earlier this week, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office charged Mangione with murder as an act of terrorism, which carries a possible sentence of life in prison without parole.MARK SCOLFORO, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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The first was named after the legislature of the Texas Republic, although the first capitol, a log structure tucked behind a defensive stockade, rose not on Congress, but at West Eighth and Colorado streets.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024
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Buildings that were part of the stockade were then dismantled, and the wood planks were reused to build homes located throughout Marietta.Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 15 July 2024
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Kingstown follows the powerful family in a fictional Michigan town: Kingstown, Michigan, a city whose main industry is nine penitentiaries.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
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The staff at Lee penitentiary is 98% White, according to the bureau, and multiple people said that guards seemed to be especially hostile to Black prisoners — who make up 62% of the prison's population.Christie Thompson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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Also, jail doesn’t mean that the taxes are forgiven.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
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Another major focus of the trial was Allen's multiple confessions in jail and his mental health at the time.Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Heritage Village includes an 1881 two-cell calaboose from Mokena, the 1856 Wells Corner one-room schoolhouse from Homer Glen, the 1863 Greenho farmhouse from Crest Hill, the 1881 Wabash railroad depot from Symerton and a Lockport smokehouse.Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2022
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Lachenais was arrested and secured in the local calaboose, but a vigilance committee descended upon the jail and tore Lachenais out of his cell.Yxta Maya Murray, Longreads, 19 Aug. 2020
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The Details: Standout amenities: Unique jailhouse architecture, multiple dining options, fitness center.Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
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Even the terms of Combs’ jailhouse access to a laptop containing defense case materials have been in dispute.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
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Though fictional, the film follows a heartbreakingly familiar story for many immigrant modernist architects: Having survived the Nazi concentration camps, celebrated Jewish architect László Toth (Adrien Brody) escapes persecution in postwar Europe to begin his life and career again in Philadelphia.Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 20 Dec. 2024
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The camp was also used to train members of the SS, the paramilitary organization of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich that ran other concentration camps such as Auschwitz and Treblinka in Poland.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Stalag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalag. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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