arresting

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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking in Davos last month, described an arresting image of the future of international relations: either countries were at the table or they were on the menu.

From BBC

But finding this arresting sequence first required trimming a very long setup of patrons entering the theater and sitting down, and the camera discovering Nora, frozen in fear, in the back of the dark stage.

From Los Angeles Times

Readers of Kafka’s era were struck by the outlandish, surreal premise, but one of its most arresting aspects is how true-to-life the Samsa family’s responses to Gregor’s condition seem.

From The Wall Street Journal

One man thanked them for not arresting him in front of his children.

From Los Angeles Times

Bovino’s approach, however, rankled many career officials at DHS and especially inside ICE, the agency primarily responsible for arresting and deporting immigrants in the country illegally, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal