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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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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

She called for the remaining suspects to be arrested quickly and for strict action against those responsible.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

About 130 officers were involved in the operation which saw 17 people arrested in the Middlesborough area.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

And he defended Mr. Trump up to the moment when Jimmy was arrested.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

She’d thought that keeping secrets would just feel like obeying her father—protecting him, maybe, because what if the police arrested fathers who told their daughters to act like robots pretending to be kids?

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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