detain

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Among them were two nephews the DEA would later detain: Efraín Campo Flores and Franqui Flores de Freitas, both raised by Flores after one of her sisters died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The Met announced that arrests were under way outside its central London base in a post on X, accompanied by a picture of officers appearing to detain people on the steps.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

She even wrote an emergency plan in case agents detain her as she commutes or defends her students.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026

The report urged the EU and UK to "detain Russian shadow fleet vessels that pose huge environmental and security threats to European and UK coastlines".

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

“When shall I see you?” asked Arobin, seeking to detain her, the maid having left the room.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin