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arrest

[uh-rest] / əˈrɛst /






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Thailand's junta authorities were criticised for a murky investigation that appeared to wind down shortly after the arrest of the two men.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

In April, security forces fired in the air as they entered a Sunni area of Beirut to arrest a generator operator wanted for allegedly disregarding regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Deng also crushed intraparty democracy, Pei said, with only Zhao Ziyang—the reform-minded party secretary who was placed under house arrest after opposing the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989—daring to experiment with it briefly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

A cardiac arrest, which is different from a heart attack, can happen for a number of different reasons.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

It’s not like we can send the police down to Asamando to arrest a certain trickster god.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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