arresting
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"Arresting people for their suffering is not just ineffective, it’s inhumane."
From Salon • May 24, 2025
"Arresting the country's leader does not even make sense," declared one protester outside the presidential compound.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2025
Arresting transcription brings CS proteins to the blockade sites.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024
Arresting white Gehry-esque clouds will create a dramatic ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2022
“This dam, this conservancy district has the farmers down there on pins and needles. Arresting Joe Mondragon for a symbolic act like this could start something nasty.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Vocabulary lists containing arresting
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"Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell
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