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Recent Examples of house arrest
His detention was followed by nearly two years of house arrest, during which time he was forbidden to access the Internet or contact anyone except family and lawyers.
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Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
Jafar Panahi Productions Director Jafar Panahi has been arrested, jailed, put on house arrest and even banned from filmmaking by Iranian officials.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
The boy received 12 months’ probation and was instructed to return home under house arrest, while the girl received nine months’ probation and was remanded to a young people’s shelter.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Matthiessen contextualizes their demands within the history of colonial violence, and persuasively argues for the release of Peltier, who spent nearly fifty years behind bars before his sentence was commuted to house arrest by President Joe Biden, this past January.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
Jafar Panahi Productions Director Jafar Panahi has been arrested, jailed, put on house arrest and even banned from filmmaking by Iranian officials.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
The boy received 12 months’ probation and was instructed to return home under house arrest, while the girl received nine months’ probation and was remanded to a young people’s shelter.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Matthiessen contextualizes their demands within the history of colonial violence, and persuasively argues for the release of Peltier, who spent nearly fifty years behind bars before his sentence was commuted to house arrest by President Joe Biden, this past January.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
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Also in August, Edward Alexander Dana, who was arrested on vandalism charges, was accused of threatening the President while in police custody.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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His allies in Georgia flagged chain-of-custody gaps and possible duplicate scanning during the post-election audit period.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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In addition, immigration arrests at the courthouse have drawn criticism from many immigration advocates and local officials, who fear the tactic deters people from showing up for court.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Manzo often posted announcements of new arrests on his Facebook page, along with pleas to Sheinbaum’s government for better security in the face of crime and extortion in his city.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Inspired by how humans cup their ears or bats adjust ear shapes, the team is developing systems that better capture and emit low-power sound for navigation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Because of Hughes, agents were able to identify Rudolph as the Birmingham bomber, and launch the investigation that would reveal his other crimes and lead to his capture.—
John Archibald,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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