arrest
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“The Lord calls us to be overcomers, giving us the courage that David had when he faced Goliath,” Jin wrote in a letter shortly after his arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
And while no official arrest tally has been released, television station Unitel reported more than 100 people were detained.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Magistrates issued a warrant and authorised police to arrest her.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Moriarty said a nationwide warrant has been issued for Castro's arrest.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
He dropped his father’s family name, Litvyak, and replaced it with his mother’s, Kunavin, so that his identity wouldn’t be associated with his father’s arrest.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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