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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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One man was arrested in Cardiff, while police were called to reports of people "making threats" outside the Liverpool store.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Kabuga was arrested in Paris in 2020 after years in hiding using a succession of false passports and aided by a network of former Rwandan allies.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The agency announced Friday that Donald Do was arrested and charged with submitting false paperwork in an attempt to obtain a permit that would enable him to ship wild and protected turtles to Asia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

By 19:30 BST, there had been 43 arrests at the two protests, with 22 people also arrested at the FA Cup Final.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

He’d been arrested earlier that year while in charge of another air force regiment, for endangering the life of a top government official by failing to fly with him through a dust storm.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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