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arresting

[uh-res-ting] / əˈrɛs tɪŋ /


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But in “The Last Titans,” Mr. Vinen gives us an arresting dual portrait of human greatness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Federal immigration agents were seen in the courthouse parking lot in Rancho Cucamonga around 9 a.m. and began arresting individuals as they left the building until about noon, advocates said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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

It claimed that ICE agents were carefully following this “reasoned” guidance when arresting noncitizens at immigration court.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

The bustle of the North End was an arresting sight, and in the middle of it all, dwarfing almost every other building around it, stood an enormous structure that seemed completely out of place.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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