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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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A woman was arrested early Saturday for allegedly starting a brush fire in the Angeles National Forest during a red-flag alert that had forecasters warning of critical fire weather.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

A third man was arrested and issued with a recorded police warning.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Dutch news agency ANP reported that police arrested between 150 and 200 protesters.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

The Saudi national had been an employee on OpenAI’s product team since July 2025 until he was fired in October, the same day he was arrested and charged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The FBI slapped on the handcuffs and arrested the last Nazi saboteur.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple


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