detain
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"The court should detain the defendant pending trial," the filing said.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
"But still the Party is now so sensitive toward history that it felt it had to detain and try him."
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Speaking at the University of Kansas, the senior liberal justice was asked about a September 2025 decision that dealt with the rules for federal immigration agents to detain people and ask about their citizenship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Prosecutors also said he left the scene, changed his shirt and shoes, and returned two hours later, at which point agents recognized him and moved to detain him.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
I bid him tarry a time & take his Supper but he would not, I could not detain him longer.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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