arresting
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“Beauties” is more arresting on a number of levels.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Both men and women had taken to the streets days after local Taliban government officials reportedly began arresting women perceived to be "improperly wearing the hijab".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
I’d never been in the presence of such arresting beauty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
In some ways, arresting these men was the easy part.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
“You would think,” Skarpi’s voice rolled out like thick honey, “fine churchmen such as yourselves could find better things to do than arresting storytellers and extorting money from honest men.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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