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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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The men were arrested within days of the gang using explosives to break into the museum, but by then there was no trace of the items, considered to be among Romania's greatest treasures.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 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

The “Megalopolis” actor, 39, was arrested in New Orleans on Feb. 17.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

I could be arrested for entering the store.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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