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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
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They were arrested on an extradition request from the U.K., according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the case.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

"And if anyone should be arrested, it is @NYCMayor Zohran Mamdani."

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Nottinghamshire Police arrested two men last month on suspicion of misconduct in a public office over the trust's mortuary practices.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Vahid Aberi, of Liverpool, was arrested in Birmingham on Wednesday following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Sophie’s father, Robert Scholl, was arrested after an employee overheard him call Hitler “a great scourge of God.”

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




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