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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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The dive is arrested and the jet gains about 5,000 feet in altitude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Newly released bodycam footage shows the moment Luigi Mangione is arrested in a McDonald's restaurant, days after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Almost 2,000 people were arrested on Thursday alone and 305 police officers and gendarmes were injured, according to the Interior Ministry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang, who owned and operated ALX Solutions Inc., were arrested on suspicion of illegally exporting “tens of millions” of dollars’ worth of microchips, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Like Picasso, he assumed he’d be arrested again.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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