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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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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have assisted with prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine; Abu Dhabi recently claimed that its efforts allowed 2,200 prisoners to return home.Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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Limited Options for Release While some Americans detained in Russia have been released in high-profile prisoner swaps, not all face clear pathways to freedom.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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He was subsequently released in April 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic permitted compassionate release for some inmates with health conditions, but was arrested on October 29 for failing drug tests and traveling without his probation officer’s okay.Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Currently, service dogs must share inmate showers, raising sanitary issues.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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The figures referred to are from decades' worth of records and include convicts who are currently in prison.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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By 1898, 73% of Alabama’s state revenue came from convict leasing.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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The pros—and cons—of eliminating pennies Ernst’s knock on pennies was just a small part of a partisan letter that was primarily spent on attacking California public transit and the National Science Foundation.Greg McKenna, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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The pros and cons of addressing ageism in DEI strategy may be moot given the political climate, but ignoring workplace ageism altogether is not a sustainable business strategy.Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Jailbird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailbird. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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