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taken into custody

ADJECTIVE
booked
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Blair was taken into custody and transported to a hospital for evaluation.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Ortiz, 45, of Adelanto, said her family has worked relentlessly to release her husband, Carlos Ortiz Jara, from federal detention since he was taken into custody May 12 at a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

In addition, the government says that around 300 police and firefighters have been treated for injuries, and some 2,000 people – mainly minors – taken into custody.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The men were in the area of a village less than a mile from the air base when they were taken into custody.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Those rebels were taken into custody today,” the Mask says.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir


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