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Recent Examples of work camp
He was convicted in June 2020 during a closed-door trial and sentenced to 16 years of hard labor in a work camp.
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024
A week after Kristallnacht in 1938, Nazis took her father to a work camp.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
Whelan, a former Marine who lived in Novi, was accused of espionage and convicted in June 2020 during a closed-door trial and sentenced to 16 years of hard labor in a work camp.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
After an attempt to find a new sanctuary goes awry, Caesar and the apes find themselves in a brutal work camp run by the spine-chillingly creepy Colonel (Woody Harrelson).
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 10 May 2024
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024
A week after Kristallnacht in 1938, Nazis took her father to a work camp.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
Whelan, a former Marine who lived in Novi, was accused of espionage and convicted in June 2020 during a closed-door trial and sentenced to 16 years of hard labor in a work camp.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
After an attempt to find a new sanctuary goes awry, Caesar and the apes find themselves in a brutal work camp run by the spine-chillingly creepy Colonel (Woody Harrelson).
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 10 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work camp
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After all, tourists from around the world pay to see sites like the Chernobyl in Ukraine, ground zero in New York City and former Nazi concentration camps in Poland.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The film, which includes a wrenching visit to the Majdanek concentration camp, is deftly peppered with insightful strands of Jewish history and culture.Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Those accused of disloyalty or dissent face brutal punishments, including imprisonment in labor camps, torture, or execution.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Before my parents were liberated they were imprisoned in labor camps.Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
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He had been injured during the war and spent time in a Confederate prison camp.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Todd Chrisley, 56, is at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Pensacola, Fla., with a release date in September 2032, according to the federal Bureau of Prisons website.Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Work camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20camp. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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