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The phrase "arrested for a week" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone has been detained or taken into custody for a duration of one week.
Example: "After the protest, several individuals were arrested for a week due to their involvement in the demonstrations."
Alternatives: "detained for a week" or "held for a week".
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Arrested for a week after the September 1973 Pinochet coup, Bolaño eventually made his way once more to Mexico, where he embarked on his literary career.
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Mr. Zimmerman claimed self-defense, and was not arrested for six weeks, setting off protests nationwide.
He was neither charged nor arrested for several weeks, and then only after nationwide protests.
The incident sparked racial tensions when Zimmerman, who is of white and Hispanic parentage, was not arrested for six weeks.
Martin's shooting sparked racial tensions and civil rights protests when Zimmerman, who is of mixed white and Hispanic parentage, was not arrested for six weeks.
The case sparked civil rights protests when Zimmerman, of white-Hispanic parentage, was initially freed without charge and not arrested for six weeks.
George Zimmerman was not arrested for six weeks after he shot Trayvon Martin dead because, under Florida law, you are allowed to use lethal force if you believe your life is in grave danger.
The cell cycle characteristically lasts between 10 and 20 hours in rapidly proliferating adult cells, but it can be arrested for weeks or months in quiescent cells or for a lifetime in neurons of the brain.
Trayvon Martin's killer wasn't arrested for weeks until after the horrible incident.
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