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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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The son of Mango founder Isak Andic has been arrested in connection with his father's death.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The indictment supersedes a previous indictment of Singamas Marketing Director Vick Nam Hing Ma, who was arrested in France last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

It’s also ineffective and inhumane, he argued, because people arrested will simply end up back on the streets.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

A high-level people smuggler identified in a BBC investigation has been arrested in Iraqi Kurdistan.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“Say, that bloke that Miss McQuatters mentioned—the clerk that got arrested for stealing files. Did your mum know him?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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