enchainment

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Noun
  • Their joyous innocence depicts the newest generation of Black Americans who won’t contend with enslavement but will be forced to confront the terrors of Jim Crow.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Every play in the Century Cycle has its roots in the cataclysm of enslavement, but Joe Turner takes place with Reconstruction still close in the rearview.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Public plans often have more restrictions based on misconduct, but the standard for forfeiture typically relies on a criminal conviction, according to experts.
    Anna Liss-Roy The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2026
  • According to Delta's policies, there are no restrictions for flying while pregnant on the airline.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • She was initially ordered to serve her sentence at her daughter’s home, but a 2019 court ruling placed her behind bars for violating the terms of her confinement.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Suhail pleaded not guilty on Wednesday and was released on $5 million bond, ordered to remain on home confinement.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Eldan's organization worked with a state senator to help write and pass a law in Delaware that provides compensation for wrongful imprisonment, as well as a stipend and help with housing, food benefits, and health and dental insurance.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Prominent Polish journalist Andrzej Poczobut was freed Tuesday in a 10-person prisoner swap involving Belarus and Poland, ending his eight-year imprisonment.
    Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • An aspiring author had sent Hoover their manuscript, also copying a fraudulent email impersonating Hoover on the email chain.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • That means following the full chain of activity — from those who target homeowners to anyone inside the system who may be enabling or overlooking fraudulent transfers.
    Darlene Mealy, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While the median home price in the Baltimore area is around $360,000, the median asset wealth for a Black family in the city unaffected by incarceration is approximately $2,700.
    Izabela Engel, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Another challenge came in the form of how to describe three and a half years, beginning in March 1942, that Mirikitani spent at the Tule Lake incarceration camp in Northern California, alongside thousands of other Japanese American citizens.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Her octopus was named Marcellus McSquiddles, an aging crank who notes his days of captivity in a Puget Sound aquarium as if on death row, but also recognizes the night janitor, Tova, is lonely and grieving.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • In The Second Lady, when America’s beloved First Lady is abducted and replaced by a Russian double, both women must fight to survive—one navigating captivity in Siberia, the other infiltrating the White House to sabotage NATO during the G7 Summit.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Some airlines and independent lounges sell day passes, but availability is often limited due to capacity constraints.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Law said the bill is lacking an education and outreach provision due largely to budget constraints.
    Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Enchainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchainment. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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