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Discover LudwigThe phrase "arrested up" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to be an incorrect combination of words and lacks context for proper usage.
Example: "After the incident, he felt completely arrested up by the situation."
Alternatives: "detained" or "taken into custody".
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Police are believed to have arrested up to 100 people.
Later that day, 300 to 400 monks from the Drepung Monastery marched to demand greater religious freedom, and the police arrested up to 60 of them.
Home Office statisticians said the increase was driven by a 66% rise in the number of white suspects arrested, up to 113 in the 12 months to March compared with 68 the previous year.
The police arrested up to 15 activists before a protest planned for Saturday, opposition parties said Friday.
The authorities have arrested up to 25 people loyal to Mr. Ahmadinejad and Mr. Mashaei in recent weeks, including Kazem Kiapasha, a close Mashaei ally.
Records show he had been arrested up to ten times, mainly for failing to pay child support or else not appearing in court.
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After securing Delta compound and arresting up to 40 men, guards then entered Oscar compound.
The Attorney General (and later, Congress) authorized the F.B.I. to "summarily arrest up to 20,000 people and place them in national security detention camps," in case of emergency.
The suspect was arrested filling up his car at a gas station just up the road.
Occasionally one was arrested, beaten up or threatened.
The security services have arrested, beaten up and tortured more than a few.
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