apprehension
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“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
Regarding Love's offending, Madam Justice McBride said by her guilty pleas she accepted she intentionally destroyed evidence and that she intentionally impeded her son's apprehension.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
He was talented but always worried about getting the next assignment, an apprehension that loomed larger as he aged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Neville hedges his bet by filling us in on Michaels’ spotlight apprehension, making his reticence a through line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
“What does it matter if we’re smuggling Dark stuff OUT?” demanded Ron, eyeing the long thin Secrecy Sensor with apprehension.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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
He also has longstanding apprehensions about using the military for possible regime change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Again, most apprehensions occur along the southern border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
As the opening draws near, apprehensions of small business owners rise, while others welcome the employment opportunities and shopping conveniences a SmartMart promises.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Vocabulary lists containing apprehension
Lord of the Flies
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"Of Mice and Men"
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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