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Recent Examples of labor camp
The ambassadors and the consular teams from my four countries, America, Canada, Ireland and England would come and visit me on a regular basis at the labor camp.
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CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
At the labor camp, guards woke him up every two hours every night for four years.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
Hawke plays Samuel Murphy who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer (Crowe).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
His Polish father had fought for the Allied Armed Forces, while his Belarusian mother had survived a Nazi labor camp.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
At the labor camp, guards woke him up every two hours every night for four years.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
Hawke plays Samuel Murphy who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer (Crowe).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
His Polish father had fought for the Allied Armed Forces, while his Belarusian mother had survived a Nazi labor camp.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor camp
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Two cousins are sent to prison camps, while two remain free.—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
2 Apr. 2025
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His award-winning memoir, A Sense of Duty: Our Journey from Vietnam to America (2005, Penguin Random House), detailed his military journey, including reuniting with his father who spent twelve years in prison camps in postwar Vietnam.—
Quang X. Pham,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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He was driven to a nearby concentration camp and held overnight.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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Photo: Courtesy of Hannah Jackson Eighty years ago today, on April 11, 1945, Morris was liberated from the Buchenwald concentration camp in Weimar, Germany.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
11 Apr. 2025
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And on that day, they were assigned to different camps, which were work camps.—
Patrick Wilson,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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Nine years later, Lowell, which consists of three facilities — the main unit, the annex and a work camp — spends 46 percent less per inmate on healthcare and 36 percent less on education.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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A number of qualities have led to the success of the bullpen, with velocity and pitch shapes being two of them.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Royals reliever John Schreiber came in from the bullpen.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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However, on March 27, a paperwork error allowed Guzman to walk out of the Clayton County jail a free man.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the photo, Sada is dressed in an orange jail uniform while his expression consists of wide eyes and a stiff grin.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Labor camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20camp. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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