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apprehend

[ap-ri-hend] / ˌæp rɪˈhɛnd /




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To begin, law enforcement agents cannot use deadly force merely to apprehend someone suspected of crime.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Another resident described the moment he said he saw police apprehend the suspects.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

"Every effort is being made to identify and apprehend the perpetrators of the attack," the spokesman said.

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

The case, and his disappearance sometime around 2016, have remained a matter of interest across the globe, with countries including the U.S. and Malaysia seeking to recoup funds and apprehend Low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

“If any one should try to harm or apprehend you. “But where would I go?”

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

Porzak, a gifted photographer, apprehends the world visually, but to reach her mother as she slipped in and out of a coma, she used sound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2022

Las Vegas police do not track how many county jail inmates ICE apprehends, OcampoGomez said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2021

The Border Patrol apprehends migrants who cross the border unlawfully.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2020

The Border Patrol apprehends people entering the U.S. illegally, both directly at the U.S.-Mexico border and with its series of highway checkpoints miles from the border.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2019

Volkheimer switches off the light, and Werner apprehends something excruciating held at bay there in the darkness.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Minors were among those apprehended by police in Milan after clashes, according to Italy's LaPresse news agency.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The arrests are the second time in a matter of weeks that men have been apprehended wandering near or in a U.K. military base in the middle of the night.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It reports five of the occupants were apprehended "only after a GB News producer alerted the authorities".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

An average of 400 migrants were apprehended while crossing into the U.S. every day in July, according to data by U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Police have apprehended three teenage boys who were seen in the area on the night of the incident.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

“Our detectives never stopped pursuing every lead, and every tip we received brought us one step closer to identifying and apprehending this violent offender.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Sir Mark said that "apprehending violent and dangerous criminals is a full contact and messy task which may appear shocking to observers with little experience of policing in the real world".

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

“If the U.S. government is unilaterally going into a sovereign country and apprehending somebody, you can understand the concern that sovereign entity might have,” Colombo told reporters outside the courthouse on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

We must all reexamine our beliefs in a critical and dispassionate spirit to determine whether we are apprehending reality or clinging to mental fetishes.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025

He took a step toward me, then hesitated and glanced back at the cannon, obviously torn between apprehending me and being faithful to his cue.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood


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