apprehension
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“There’s certainly an apprehension to asking for some sort of unreasonable payment ahead of surgery,” said Matt Szaflarski, a vice president at Kodiak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 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
Warner Bros.’ probable apprehension over how the film depicts corporations like its own is only one layer of this big, genetically modified cartoon onion.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Spirits are a mixture of amusement and apprehension.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Bast asked with a mix of apprehension and anger.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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
He also has longstanding apprehensions about using the military for possible regime change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Its future prospects are far more intriguing than our past apprehensions about it.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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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