Example Sentences

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FBI director Kash Patel said on X that his agency had arrested and returned Al-Saadi to the United States, calling him a "high-value target responsible for mass global terrorism."

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The Metropolitan Police said that since the first attack on Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green on 23 March, officers had arrested a total of 26 people.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti interior ministry said it had arrested two people who shared video clips that "mocked" the army, and a third person who used pictures of "banned terrorist organisations' leaders on his profile".

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

LONDON—British public broadcaster the BBC said police had arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Bernabe had arrested Joe Mondragon a dozen times, and had personally driven him down to the Chamisa County Jail twice.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols