arrested

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Police said Leiva was arrested three days later.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

A suspect has been arrested after two adjacent shelters were raided by the police.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Many of those arrested are ethnic Persians or members of local Shiite communities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Duterte was arrested in March last year, flown to the Netherlands on the same day, and is detained in The Hague awaiting trial.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Afraid both for her safety and that she’d never be able to find work if she were arrested, I begged her not to participate.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson