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arresting

[uh-res-ting] / əˈrɛs tɪŋ /


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Our reviews of court files found that statements made by the arresting officers were repeatedly debunked by video footage.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

The protest erupted after federal agents conducted simultaneous immigration raids at the company’s Camarillo and Carpinteria locations, arresting more than 300 workers without documentation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Most arresting, though, are the four playground designs, two of which were summarily vetoed by Moses and all of which radically departed from convention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The 2025 US State Department Report on human trafficking accused the government of failing to make significant efforts to eliminate it, never arresting or prosecuting a suspected scam compound operator or owner.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Then she said to the sergeant, “If you’re not arresting anyone, we’d like you to leave.”

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson




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