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also bondswoman
as in bondsman
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Noun
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That Friday morning, his family, a lawyer and a bail bondsman all gathered in the courthouse for an unsuccessful attempt to have his bond lowered.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025 -
Because the sheriff’s office only accepts bail in person, with cash or a cashier’s check — and because local bondsmen will not serve migrants — many migrants have been forced to make similar payments to a cottage industry of informal couriers.—
Jack Herrera Jack Herrera,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Over a period of about 150 years, 55 church members owned slaves.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
19 July 2025
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The craft was then taught to enslaved people, who built many of the walls throughout Middle Tennessee, and then, after emancipation, many former slaves established themselves as stack stonemasons.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
17 July 2025
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“Bondwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bondwoman. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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