apprehension
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"I've never seen in the decades I've been involved more fear and apprehension among voters," Sharpton said, describing worries he encountered during a recent visit to Ohio.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
She has an obvious aura and instantly eases apprehension with humour.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
When Netflix announced the first-ever Chef’s Table Food Festival, bringing 70 internationally acclaimed chefs to Park City for four days of dinners, demonstrations and excursions, I felt something between excitement and apprehension.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Is your life always this intense?” she asks, with a mixture of apprehension and attraction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
And she saw the frank relief on the pilot’s face turn to bewilderment and apprehension as he was increasingly surrounded by blue uniforms and the stripes and badges of the Royal Air Force.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
That area accounted for just 1.3% of the 237,538 apprehensions recorded across the entire border last fiscal year.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 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
“In Los Angeles right now — today, as a matter of fact — we have agents out on the streets right now making apprehensions, as you and I are speaking,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
As to what was to come, he began to be disturbed by vague apprehensions.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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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