- present participle of arrest.
arresting
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Dentists refer to this as arresting tooth decay, meaning the damaged area stops deteriorating.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Police said a security patrol had spotted an abandoned vehicle near the Molesworth base and police found a "small breach" before arresting the men in the early hours of Thursday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Horner was finally dismissed following a slump in form which Red Bull bosses concluded the team did not appear to be capable of arresting under his leadership.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
It was a world that Richard Kerbaj brings back into lively and arresting focus in “The Defector.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Five votes in favor of arresting the Gran, four against.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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