apprehend
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"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 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
In January, Yemen’s Interior Ministry re-upped a request to its Emirati counterpart to apprehend Al-Maqtari and his associates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Is he determined to strand me outside District 12 until he can apprehend and arrest me?
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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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
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The target folders ensured that agents apprehended the correct person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Nunez said the suspect was "apprehended by an off-duty police officer".
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
His brother and three sons all pleaded guilty and struck deals after being apprehended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The Sunday Telegraph leads with the arrest overnight of a "28-year-old white British male" who it says was "apprehended in South Yorkshire after manhunt following murder".
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Talk turns to the possibilities that she has been apprehended and arrested, turned us in voluntarily, or simply been injured in the wave of refugees.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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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
“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
Their lives are put at risk in the line of duty, apprehending suspects, dealing with public disorder and more - but what happens to police dogs when their years of duty come to an end?
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025
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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Romeo and Juliet
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