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apprehend

[ap-ri-hend] / ˌæp rɪˈhɛnd /




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"We owe it to Beata and her family to find answers, and to apprehend anyone involved in her death," he added.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Judge Wright said she would allow for more time to apprehend Muhamadi, with a view to sentencing him at a later date.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

In 2019, prosecutors brought charges using the minimum number of victims needed to apprehend Epstein in order to keep the case secret and avoid him fleeing, according to people familiar with the investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

“Sometimes I don’t apprehend nobody all day. Sometimes I apprehend the wrong person.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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

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

CBP is the agency that apprehends and first detains migrant parents and children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 25, 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

Anyone attempting to illegally enter the United States will be apprehended, prosecuted, and removed from the country.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Police later said the teenage suspect apprehended was the Welsh-born son of Christian Rwandan immigrants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

McGuire was apprehended as he was trying to access a red Ford Mustang car parked outside the building.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Soon I began to lose my fear of being apprehended.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Federal immigration agents fanned across the city, apprehending workers at car washes, garment businesses, Home Depots and other locations.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 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

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

“Let me tell you, apprehending a fairy is no easy task. Slippery critters. The trick usually involves appealing to their vanity. Even then, takes quite a bit of know-how.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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