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arrest

[uh-rest] / əˈrɛst /






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Now Stafford walked Jessica through the recent developments in the investigation, culminating in the arrest and charge of a suspect more than 34 years after her mother’s murder.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Spencer Stevenson nearly died on his way to work one morning in December, as he suddenly suffered a cardiac arrest after getting off his train.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

A plaintiff like Gonzalez needs to show that law enforcement lacked even probable cause for an arrest.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

According to NHS England, fewer than one in 10 people who have a cardiac arrest outside hospital survive.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

When Sophie Scholl’s boyfriend, Fritz Hartnagel, heard of Sophie’s arrest, he discharged himself from a military hospital, where he was recuperating from a war injury.

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