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Recent Examples of house arrest
While they were imprisoned, Meng was under house arrest in Vancouver, a Canadian city home to a sizable Chinese population.
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Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Mir Hossein Mousavi, a founding father and the former prime minister of the Islamic Republic, is in his 15th year of house arrest.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
She was jailed until October 2022, when she was released on bail but required to remain under house arrest in New York City.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
In August 2024, Delvey's access to social media was also restored, and her house arrest was extended to a much larger radius.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
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Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Mir Hossein Mousavi, a founding father and the former prime minister of the Islamic Republic, is in his 15th year of house arrest.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
She was jailed until October 2022, when she was released on bail but required to remain under house arrest in New York City.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
In August 2024, Delvey's access to social media was also restored, and her house arrest was extended to a much larger radius.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
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According to a study by libertarian think tank the Cato Institute, around 3 out of 4 people placed into ICE custody have no criminal convictions; nearly half had no conviction or pending charges, and 5% had a violent criminal conviction.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
21 Jan. 2026
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Caudillo was one of 75 people who submitted letters in support of Busfield as a judge prepared to rule on whether Busfield would be kept in custody or released while awaiting trial.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Resolution in the case was delayed in part while Thompson recovered from a gunshot wound that authorities said was self-inflicted before his arrest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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The actor also had run-ins with the law, including an arrest in May 2023 after turning his car off in the middle of a three-lane road.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Together, Halverson’s gritty voice and Forster’s full-bodied vocal capture the tensions between romance and ambition.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
12 Jan. 2026
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Washington’s rhetoric over a potential assault on the Danish territory has been given greater credence by its capture of Venezuela’s president, and European leaders are scrambling to respond.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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