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Recent Examples of jailbreak
His sentence was extended by 10 months because of the jailbreak, according to Dateline.
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Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
At one high school, an entrepreneurial senior even bought a pouch-unlocking magnet on Amazon and tried to charge classmates a dollar per jailbreak.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
The last inmate caught after an audacious New Orleans jailbreak was sentenced Friday to two life sentences over a 2018 double murder, with the Louisiana judge rebuking him for the disruption caused by his five months on the run.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The local sheriff also lost his job following the May jailbreak.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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Ordinarily, such crew-rotation flights last about six months, ending a few days after their successors arrive at the ISS.—
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Iran issued a notice, known as a NOTAM, on Wednesday closing its airspace to all flights except international civil arrivals and departures with prior permission from Iran's aviation authorities.—
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Christie Brinkley is soaking up the sun on a tropical escape.—
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Whether you’re drawn to whitewater rafting, interested in the trails or looking for an escape from urban Charlotte, the Whitewater Center deserves a look.—
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One of those getaway vehicles, an Acura TLX, was pursued by police and traveled as fast as 70 miles per hour on city streets before crashing.—
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The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model shared a series of vacation moments from the getaway, joined by her younger sister, Sarah Jane Nader, for beach time, dinners out and celebratory moments.—
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Alvi Limani, 20, ditched the scene of the deadly New Jersey crash on June 25 and left one of his passengers to die, then went on the lam for 2½ weeks, prosecutors allege.—
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Paul Brightman lives on the lam while evading Russian operatives.—
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The Curse of the Were-Rabbit), one stop-motion drama (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio) and one independent (last year’s Latvian breakout Flow).—
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The Canadian actor's breakout performance was on the hit sitcom Just Shoot Me!—
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Archival added that rescue efforts had been hampered by the fact that any sparks created by digging machinery could ignite methane gas emitted by the landfill, per the outlet.—
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At least four people were killed and 25 others were injured there, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, which said rescues were ongoing.—
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Where there was once bondage, there is now liberation.—
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Arnold Jerocki/Getty A public homage will take place at a nearby site for admirers of the woman whose image once symbolized France's postwar liberation and sensuality.—
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The Huskies opened the first quarter on four consecutive steals, converting each one into points for an 8-0 start on the way to an 88-43 rout.—
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Sophomore guard Dhewa Tenzin turned in a terrific performance off the bench with 16 points Tuesday, while senior guard Duke Cherry dropped 11 points to go with five assists as the Lancers coasted to an impressive 78-46 rout of Catholic Conference rival Xaverian at home.—
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“Jailbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailbreak. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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