arresting

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Alaniz, the court has allowed local officials in Texas to remain immune from prosecution for arresting a journalist who published information she received from a government official.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

The Metropolitan Police has said it will resume arresting protesters for supporting the proscribed group Palestine Action.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Here was a film trying so hard to convince the audience of its highbrowness that it lost the genuinely arresting effect these smaller-tier Hoover adaptations have by simply being honest with the audience.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

“They were arresting me for disturbing the peace,” Wheeler said about the noise complaints he received while playing in his garage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

“It’s nothing. You heard them, no one is arresting anyone.”

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez