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apprehend

[ap-ri-hend] / ˌæp rɪˈhɛnd /




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"Every effort is being made to identify and apprehend the perpetrators of the attack," the spokesman said.

From Barron's May 23, 2026

He parked his vehicle to stop Malone from getting away and tried to apprehend him.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

The interior ministry statement said in a statement translated from Arabic: "Security forces immediately launched an operation to apprehend the perpetrators, acting on precise intelligence and through intensive field operations, tracking the kidnappers' movements."

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

Whenever officers approached to apprehend the dealer or break up his production facility, the neighbors would blow whistles, shout insults, block streets and otherwise try to thwart the mission.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

I stared at the peak for perhaps thirty minutes, trying to apprehend what it would be like to be standing on that gale- swept vertex.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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

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

They said the suspect, or suspects, had not yet been apprehended.

From BBC Jul. 12, 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

On May 23, William Applegate, 31, was apprehended by Carpenter’s security and police after he made his way onto a neighbor’s property to breach the pop singer’s security fencing, the documents say.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

At a very early period she had apprehended instinctively the dual fife— that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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

Witnesses in Hollywood described the agents fanning out in the lot, apprehending people quickly and leaving within roughly half an hour.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2025

It’s rarely found, by contrast, by border agents apprehending migrants who are attempting to enter the country undetected through the desert.

From Slate Mar. 28, 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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