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apprehend

[ap-ri-hend] / ˌæp rɪˈhɛnd /




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

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

"Security forces are operating in the Qalandia camp area in order to thwart terror and apprehend wanted individuals," a military official told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Today, we are once again surging resources and acting strategically to stop these latest burglaries and apprehend the perpetrators.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

He parked his vehicle to stop Malone from getting away and tried to apprehend him.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

With her other hand, she carries a paper sack, and her eyes rapidly apprehend the boys’ uni-forms and the intense whiteness of Werner’s hair and the livid bruises beneath Frederick’s eyes.

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

At the same time, it estimates that it apprehends about 80 percent of people crossing illegally.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2022

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

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

Then on Wednesday, The Times newspaper reported that the incident had been foiled after one of the five suspects tipped off the police before the group was apprehended.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 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

A Downey man was charged with a federal firearm-related offense after he was apprehended at the Trump National Golf Club with ammunition in his pocket and a loaded firearm in his pickup truck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

On Wednesday, in a local Sydney court, prosecutors withdrew the charges after it was agreed that Ahmed would abide by an apprehended domestic violence order for 12 months, limiting his contact with his father.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Our party was delaying the inmates’ lunch, but strangely there were no complaints: The departure of Cradle, which they now must have apprehended, was an occasion of moment.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

It is not the first time Latin American officers have used fancy dress while apprehending suspected criminals.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 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

“I want to thank our detectives and officers for their outstanding work in swiftly identifying and apprehending the suspect.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025

“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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