detention
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AFP contacted the Beihai public security bureau and local detention facilities, but they said they would not accept interviews.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
According to legal documents described by Ren, the basis for Wang's detention is that her collection of church offerings was fraudulent because Zion is not registered.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
He was held for several years in US detention in Guantanamo Bay, but eventually released.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
“This is a huge sea change in the way that immigration detention is expanding and hardening in the United States,” she said, adding that “this was every advocate’s nightmare scenario.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Especially because I hadn’t told Mom about the detention, and of course I knew Mr. McCabe would.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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On the eve of the election, Zambia's Human Rights Commission said it was "actively monitoring arrests and detentions involving political candidates, supporters, journalists and other actors".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Independence Day celebrations by carrying out detentions and house arrests, the American Embassy in Havana said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Ebenezer, who took over Caldicot School in 2023, previously made headlines after introducing Saturday detentions as part of a tougher discipline policy.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
The statute the government relied on for Black’s and G.M.’s detentions is the Immigration and Nationality Act.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
“He might’ve mentioned it, yeah,” said Moody, scratching his chin unconcernedly, “but I thought a good sharp shock —” “We give detentions, Moody! Or speak to the offender’s Head of House!”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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