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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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US actress Selma Blair has been arrested and taken to hospital after authorities say she attacked two flight attendants on a flight.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar confirmed Afridi had been placed in custody but said he had not been "arrested", without providing further details on the detention.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Suspects behind the theft were arrested last week as authorities discovered they were next planning to target the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, home to one of Europe's largest collections of modern art.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

And in recent years, cartels have increasingly splintered as leaders have been arrested.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

I counted those who had been arrested with us: 35 people from the raid on the Beje.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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