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Recent Examples of house arrest
Roza — a woman testifying under her first name — was an aspiring model from Uzbekistan when Epstein abused her in 2009, after the plea deal and while he was supposed to be under house arrest.
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Claire Healy, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
As the song circulated, state police put Castillo on house arrest, Ramos said.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Earlier this week, judges approved a change in his detention status to house arrest following surgery.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Warren County Juvenile Court Judge Joseph Kirby placed him on house arrest.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2026
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Claire Healy, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
As the song circulated, state police put Castillo on house arrest, Ramos said.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Earlier this week, judges approved a change in his detention status to house arrest following surgery.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Warren County Juvenile Court Judge Joseph Kirby placed him on house arrest.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
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The Washington Post reported that her daughter, Amy Elizabeth, was born on June 27, 1984, and the state of Oregon took custody of her before she was adopted and renamed.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Fresno man murdered children during police standoff Mass murderer and child rapist Marcus Wesson murdered nine of his children in 2004 during a custody dispute that led to a police standoff in Fresno.—
Alexiah Syrai Olsen,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The Virginia Beach Police Department will hold a press conference on the arrest and investigation on Wednesday, May 20, Newington police said in their release.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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No suspects have been identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with the stabbings.—
Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The cinematographer Joachim Philippe keeps his camera close to Annie’s face and captures, as if from her point of view, the drunken partying and canoodling that seems to happen every evening.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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His visits this year have been jam-packed with news, from announcing the capture of Venezuela's then-president Nicolás Maduro and strikes on Iran.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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