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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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Essex Police said the driver of a Ford KA, 18, was arrested in connection with the collision and later released under investigation.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

"We later learned they had been arrested," the source explained.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Pauken was arrested two days after the meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It recently arrested Iranian paramilitary troops it said were trying to infiltrate the country by sea and on Wednesday expelled two Iranian diplomats in response to the strikes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

He’d been arrested earlier that year while in charge of another air force regiment, for endangering the life of a top government official by failing to fly with him through a dust storm.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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