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de·tain·ing

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  1. List of paraphrases for "detaining":

    arresting, detention, arrested, detained, arrest

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  1. Jackie Stevens:

    ICE has been detaining and deporting U.S. citizens for decades.

  2. Trevor Reed:

    And I think that also kind of signals the escalation that the Russians are taking by taking a journalist and wrongfully detaining them and basically taking them hostage.

  3. Trevor Reed:

    Obviously, those charges sound extremely fishy, charging a journalist with espionage, and I think that also kind of signals the escalation that the Russians are taking by taking a journalist and wrongfully detaining them and basically taking them hostage.

  4. Steven Butler:

    The arrest of Fahad Shah shows Jammu and Kashmir Walla authorities' utter disregard for press freedom and the fundamental right of journalists to report freely and safely, authorities must immediately release Fahad Shah, and all other journalists behind bars, and cease detaining and harassing journalists for simply doing their jobs.

  5. Julian Schnabel:

    The Cuban authorities have a history of detaining El Sexto ahead of many planned performances, but Castro’s death appears to be the impetus for this particularly aggressive assault.


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