apprehending
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“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
The viral photograph of federal authorities apprehending little Liam Conejo Ramos in his bunny ear beanie and Spider-Man backpack stunned viewers across the country, filling them with horror and rage.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 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
By June, Bass faced a different emergency: waves of masked and heavily armed federal agents apprehending immigrants at car washes, Home Depots and elsewhere, sparking furious street protests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025
An age when crime was a fact of life, and entire industries were based on apprehending, trying, and punishing criminals.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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