- present participle of detain.
detaining
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But behind that agent was the other one who’d been detaining the pedestrian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Ch Insp Erica Crawshaw said it had been "an alarming and distressing incident" and thanked Shomrim volunteers for detaining a suspect before officers arrived.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The boom comes despite a rise in resource nationalism, with local officials seizing assets and detaining executives to secure a larger share of the profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Popular student leader Neha Bora became a viral sensation after a case of mistaken identity led to police detaining her lookalike.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
"I shall return for the debate tryout," Didu says, detaining him.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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