arrest
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Miriam died after a sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 17.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The police can arrest you, but you’re going to get out immediately because there is no place for them to go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
This led to his arrest for sedition and, ultimately, his ongoing exile in America.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
A police official confirmed Khanum's arrest to the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
But the government was not looking to arrest Rosselli.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
The authors, Jason Robey of the University of Iowa and Michael Light of the University of Wisconsin, analyzed data on crimes, arrests and prison admissions between 2000 and 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
In some cases the agency has detained U.S. citizens as part of its program of arrests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Dalhatu told the BBC that security officers had been pursuing suspected illegal miners in the community for several days before making arrests.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
However, the majority of the arrests do not appear to have resulted in criminal charges, Ventura County court records show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Every day there were more and more arrests.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Hamza El Kharroubi, 29, was briefly arrested during the protests.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
He was arrested in Exposition Park about 12 hours after his sister, Romy, discovered the bodies, police have said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Sallay, who was arrested in February, denies the allegations.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
And he defended Mr. Trump up to the moment when Jimmy was arrested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
For the first time since she’d been arrested, Sara laughed.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
The lawyers asked that Frimpong bar immigration agents from arresting people in the district unless they’ve conducted an escape risk analysis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
“If government is out there arresting people, taking pictures of them,” McMichael said, “we should be able to access that.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
For much of its history, the ICC didn’t bother those countries as it concentrated on arresting suspects and obtaining convictions in its African cases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
It is part of a push by President Emmanuel Macron for children to spend less time in front of screens, which the government fears is arresting their development.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
I scribbled it at the bottom of the page as I recalled the arresting officer’s exact words.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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