apprehend
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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
"Every effort is being made to identify and apprehend the perpetrators of the attack," the spokesman said.
From Barron's ● May 23, 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
And Mendigo had come to apprehend her.“Can you drop me off someplace else?” she asked.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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She plays a thieving fox whom Po apprehends stealing relics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
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
He said he shows the picture to migrants he apprehends, to discourage them from trying again.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2018
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
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"I realised I would be apprehended," he said, "I wanted to go somewhere I considered safe."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Authorities said the poaching suspects were apprehended “recently” but did not give a specific date for the operation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
He was apprehended after family and friends reached out to law enforcement, officials said last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Shortly after the bombing, police named 17 suspects, but only Mieraili and Mohammed were initially apprehended.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The prisoner’s dilemma owes its name to a scenario, formally identical to the one above, wherein two men suspected of a major crime are apprehended in the course of committing some minor offense.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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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
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
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
“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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