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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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The foreign minister said the perpetrators had been arrested and Palloson said they were Latvians who had been living in Russia and taken part in previous attacks.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

As armed guards maintained a cordon around a nearby village, Washington questioned the decision to release on bail five men arrested near the Royal Air Force Fairford base in southwest England.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Israeli police said that they had arrested three people suspected of being involved in the attacks.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

He said the perpetrators had been arrested, and Russia's ambassador had been summoned.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

So what protected Marina from being arrested during the Great Terror, if hard work, success, and national glory weren’t enough to keep you from suspicion?

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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