nab

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From MarketWatch

The law enforcement push, which analysts have criticised as window-dressing, nabbed its biggest player with the January arrest of Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, who was extradited to China.

From Barron's

The U.S.-indicted Venezuelan government contractor and negotiator was on his way to Tehran in 2020 when nabbed by law enforcement in the island nation of Cape Verde.

From The Wall Street Journal

After an indifferent first half, along with the rest of his team, he made a good start to the second half, nabbing two turnovers in quick succession.

From BBC

Coincidentally, the hero of “Young Sherlock” — beginning Wednesday on Prime Video and no relation to the 1985 film “Young Sherlock Holmes” — also starts his series with a prison sentence, having been nabbed while practicing pickpocketing.

From Los Angeles Times