detain
Example Sentences
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"Having a British passport or connections to the UK can be reason enough for the Iranian authorities to detain you," it warns.
From BBC
Police and prosecutors said they had detained an Egyptian, three Moroccans and a Syrian over the alleged plot.
From Barron's
This case is the latest in a series of charges laid against the cricket star-turned-politician, who has been detained since August 2023.
From BBC
They pressed for home-surveillance footage, combed the city for leads and suspects, and within 24 hours revealed that they had detained a person of interest—and just as quickly backtracked.
DHS says only that it is not the detaining agency — they’re likely to be in the custody of state or other federal agencies.
From Los Angeles Times
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