arrest
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For Pant's family in the sleepy Himalayan foothill town of Ramnagar, his arrest has brought those fears sharply into focus.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Biggam said that since the arrest, MacPherson had "continued to go about his business and had not been any centre of attraction in the community, as is his way."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The arrest occurred Aug. 13, according to inmate and court records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Which strikes me as akin to a judge tossing a criminal indictment because the defendant stopped his illegal activity on arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“If we get caught in here, whatever you did to prevent our arrest will be a waste.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Barrot did not make any reference to the Iranians' arrests in his post on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Marwa said the arrests demonstrated what could be achieved when international agencies worked together and vowed to pursue other members of the network.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Last year, he embedded with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials during raids, including in Chicago, where he and his crew taped arrests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
On the eve of the election, Zambia's Human Rights Commission said it was "actively monitoring arrests and detentions involving political candidates, supporters, journalists and other actors".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The protests continued, and so did the arrests.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
He was arrested outside his home in Dereham Road, Norwich, at 02:45 GMT on 18 January, police said.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
They arrested Naugle, who was still in the casino, shortly after arriving, according to authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Two Zimbabweans and a Malawian national were also arrested.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Prosecutors charge Zhuravlyov worked closely with Sergiy Kuznetsov, another Ukrainian man who was arrested in Italy last year before being extradited to Germany.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Corrie, do you remember, the day we were arrested, a man came to the shop? You were sick and I had to wake you up.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Most arresting was the oldest opera represented here, Mozart’s “Così fan tutte,” given an acute updating by director Eric Einhorn and Kelley Rourke, who devised the brilliantly calibrated English adaptation of the libretto.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Southeast Asia's biggest economy has long battled corruption in its public and private sectors despite strengthening anti-graft laws, creating special investigative commissions and arresting several high profile people.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
On Tuesday, investigators found Valdez and his Ford in Redlands and conducted a traffic stop, arresting him without incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
She told her arresting officers she did not know Levy's name but she had seen him in the area.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
“You would think,” Skarpi’s voice rolled out like thick honey, “fine churchmen such as yourselves could find better things to do than arresting storytellers and extorting money from honest men.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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