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arrest

[uh-rest] / əˈrɛst /






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He said he was driving fellow construction workers, and the stop didn’t result in an arrest.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Or they call and say you missed jury duty and a warrant has been issued for your arrest.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Eight months on and they are no closer to understanding what caused his fatal cardiac arrest.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

If someone is in cardiac arrest, they collapse suddenly and:

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Not knowing that his arrest was imminent, and believing that his passport was legal, on July 13, 2004, he went to Narita Airport in Tokyo to board a plane bound for Manila.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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