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apprehend

[ap-ri-hend] / ˌæp rɪˈhɛnd /




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To begin, law enforcement agents cannot use deadly force merely to apprehend someone suspected of crime.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 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

"We are urgently working to find and apprehend him, and would appeal to him directly to hand himself in."

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

The case, and his disappearance sometime around 2016, have remained a matter of interest across the globe, with countries including the U.S. and Malaysia seeking to recoup funds and apprehend Low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

Someday the authorities of our society will no doubt apprehend her for simply being herself.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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

Las Vegas police do not track how many county jail inmates ICE apprehends, OcampoGomez said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2021

The Border Patrol apprehends migrants who cross the border unlawfully.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2020

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

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the "very serious events" happened in Trappes, to the west of Paris, adding that the suspected attacker had been "apprehended and placed in police custody".

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

And in a batch of cases announced this week, the department published 11 photos of lawful permanent residents being apprehended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

With the help of informants, Ilie, Velicu, Vasile and a fourth Romanian man were apprehended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Police have apprehended three teenage boys who were seen in the area on the night of the incident.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

They distinguished between apprehending and deporting the “worst of the worst,” which the president promised to do, and arresting hardworking, mostly law-abiding neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

ICE, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has defended its arrests near courthouses as a “common sense” approach to apprehending offenders at times and locations where authorities know they will be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 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

He took a step toward me, then hesitated and glanced back at the cannon, obviously torn between apprehending me and being faithful to his cue.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood


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