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arrest

[uh-rest] / əˈrɛst /






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They do not mean that people consuming energy drinks face an 11 times greater actual risk of cardiac arrest or a 4.5 times greater risk of having a heart attack.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

Without those figures, the analysis cannot calculate the actual likelihood of a heart attack, cardiac arrest, or another cardiovascular event among consumers of energy drinks and stimulant supplements.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

He is due to start serving that sentence after his house arrest ends, which is expected in August 2028.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

British counterterrorism police said the arrest wasn’t linked to any other active investigation, suggesting it is unrelated to an incident at England’s RAF Fairford air base in September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The police were called, but the Nazi Party wouldn’t allow them to arrest the Hitler Youth.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Last year MI5 tracked more than 20 “potentially lethal Iran-backed plots” in the U.K., and in the last 12 months Britain has made more than 50 arrests related to “Iran-linked operations,” Mr. McCallum says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Police said the investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been reported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Police told the family that they expected a break in the case soon, but no arrests have been announced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Sofia was visiting family in Hong Kong in July when her nine-month-old son Matthew contracted influenza A. He suffered three cardiac arrests, leaving him unconscious and on a ventilator.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Didn’t you know I’m a VIP here? I get free ice cream, free coleslaw, free arrests, and all the free gold spray-painted rocks my heart could ever desire.”

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

The group says that at least 26 journalists who were arrested in recent years remain in detention.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

A soldier in the US Army has been arrested on suspicion of offences under the National Security Act which relate to Russia, British counter-terror police have said.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Au, 69, who was arrested in July 2025, had co-organised annual vigils for victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

Outside the hospital where the injured were taken, two representatives of the leftist Aegean Workers' Collective were arrested while trying to make a statement about workplace safety issues, a group spokesman said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

For the first time since she’d been arrested, Sara laughed.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Dentists refer to this as arresting tooth decay, meaning the damaged area stops deteriorating.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

“A good man who has the power of arresting attention at will must be especially careful.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Police said a security patrol had spotted an abandoned vehicle near the Molesworth base and police found a "small breach" before arresting the men in the early hours of Thursday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

With more police and sheriff’s deputies joining immigration enforcement, “we’re not in the streets arresting these individuals,” Mullin said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Nobody’s arresting anybody, Arturo,” Aunt Tuti said, squeezing past Wilfrido.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya


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