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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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In December last year, South African authorities arrested five people, including a journalist, for allegedly recruiting people to join the war.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Nine foreigners have been arrested in South Africa after they were caught allegedly trying to leave the country to fight in the war between Russia and the Ukraine, police say.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

“People who have been systematically impacted, been arrested and are trying to leave all of those problems behind, this can have a chilling effect on them becoming intervention workers,” Garcia-Leys said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Out of the four of us, Yakov was the last one I expected to get arrested.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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