arrested

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Duterte was arrested in March last year, flown to the Netherlands on the same day, and is detained in the Hague where he awaits trial.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Last month a senior healthcare boss who worked at the Countess of Chester was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and bailed by police.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

By the end of the day police had arrested 18 teenagers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Armstrong, Chindavanh and Rucker were arrested in December and remain in federal custody.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In 1941, when the Gestapo arrested Karl for a different offense, the dismissal letter from the Hitler Youth was used against him as proof that he was not a loyal German.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti