detaining

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But Polanski has faced difficult questions in recent days after he publicly endorsed criticism of the Metropolitan Police's methods in the detaining of the suspect in the Golders Green attacks in north London last week.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The people detaining him weren’t sharing any information, and he still hadn’t heard a news report.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

In the process of detaining street vendors, ICE officers also took a young woman, Andrea Velez, into custody, accusing her of assault.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In September, French authorities boarded the vessel, which claimed to be flagged in Benin, briefly detaining its captain and first mate.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

“They’re detaining every man between sixteen and sixty. They’ve been told to assemble at the tower of the chateau. Then they will be marched to Fort National at low tide. God be with them.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr