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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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Zhang was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday before she could board a flight to Shanghai.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

On 20 September, Khan's sister Aleema Khanum was arrested in the eastern city of Lahore.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Over 5,000 people, 85 percent of them minors, have been arrested since the start of the movement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

A UK-Iranian dual national arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts in connection with an incident at RAF Fairford has been released on bail.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Soon, Alexander Schmorell, Willi Graf, Kurt Huber, and about one hundred other suspects were arrested, too.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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