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arresting

[uh-res-ting] / əˈrɛs tɪŋ /


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Months after ICE initiated the audit, they descended on Ambiance, arresting more than 40 people, according to some estimates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The local police force apologized for arresting Nowak and an independent investigation into the matter has been launched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Robert France, temporary deputy chief constable for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary, apologised for arresting Nowak in the moments before he died.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

In some ways, arresting these men was the easy part.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

“W asn’t that awful. The police arresting one of they very own.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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