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arrest

[uh-rest] / əˈrɛst /






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Before filing arrest warrants, Johnson likes to contact alleged fraudsters to see if panic will make them slip up.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Hours before the arrest, Vargas posted a video to Instagram of himself and a woman inside a vehicle, who appeared to be in the passenger seat, TMZ reported.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

This, she said, restricted the royal family's movement and their ability to receive visitors, describing it as "house arrest".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Paramedics and police found Panettiere in cardiac arrest, according to the Greenville County Coroner’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Scores of letters were sent to the White House and the Justice Department demanding his arrest; many of them stated it was long overdue.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

In addition to the arrests, there were 78 minibikes and pocket bikes impounded in the operation in downtown L.A., said Sgt.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

The European Union parliament's rapporteur on Turkey condemned the arrests as "a shocking escalation in the repression" in the country Turkey.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

Assistant Chief Constable Tony Rowlinson called it the "first of several" arrests expected to be made as part of the investigation.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

The arrests took place following two searches carried out at properties in north and north-west London in June, the Met added.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

My caseworker and I decided since the application didn't ask about arrests or anything like that there was no point in bringing up the subject myself, as it would probably spoil my chances.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

Los Angeles police corralled and arrested scores of minibike riders on Sunday, thwarting a takeover of 6th Street Bridge, police said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

But the debut was overshadowed when manosphere influencer Andrew Tate, who the IBA had brought in to host, was arrested by U.S.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

The Sept. 1 release of a 218-page federal police report on evidence taken from the phone of Mr. Vorcaro suggests the banker called on Justice de Moraes shortly before he was arrested.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Saturday in connection with the disorder.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

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

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Macron has been pushing for French children to spend less time in front of screens, which the government fears is arresting their development.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 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

A California federal judge on Thursday signaled that she is likely to order immigration agents to stop arresting people without warrants unless they determine they are likely to escape.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

But it was the expression on the man’s face that was most arresting.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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