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arresting

[uh-res-ting] / əˈrɛs tɪŋ /


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In Europe and elsewhere, co-ordinated, multi-national police and customs operations take place regularly, seizing large numbers of stolen antiquities and arresting some of the traffickers.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

The production is marked by a rare fluidity and ease, while at the same time bristling with energy and bright humor interspersed with moments of arresting, rich feeling.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The ruling requires federal immigration agents to consider the totality of the circumstances known to them before arresting someone without a warrant.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Berlin expelled a Russian diplomat in January after arresting a woman suspected of spying for Moscow.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

“You would think,” Skarpi’s voice rolled out like thick honey, “fine churchmen such as yourselves could find better things to do than arresting storytellers and extorting money from honest men.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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