apprehension
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A DHS spokesperson said agencies become eligible for reimbursement only after an ICE-directed enforcement action, such as an apprehension or serving a warrant, and they must show “continued performance” to receive quarterly funding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Ghizlan Saad, a Bahraini mother of two, said the sirens woke her family in the middle of the night, "bringing back memories of the attacks, of the fear and apprehension".
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Spirits are a mixture of amusement and apprehension.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“While we understand restaurant-investor apprehension around any food-safety concern, government reports are not citing Taco Bell as the source of the outbreak,” they wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The color drains from Bailey’s cheeks and all the apprehension and nervousness he had felt earlier returns instantly.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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In another operation the same month, agents discussed making 31 apprehensions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
And while those apprehensions are examined in the film, they’re never once investigated from Nikki’s point of view.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
"A lot of the previous limit on contact seems to be due to Pyongyang's apprehensions about broader contact, which have diminished," Chong told AFP.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
Border Patrol has still been recording several thousand illegal crossings each month under Trump, with the latest figures showing 6,070 apprehensions at the southwest border in January 2026.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
“Heretofore my apprehensions had all been of death and eternity,” she wrote.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Lord of the Flies
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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