apprehension
Example Sentences
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He also has longstanding apprehensions about using the military for possible regime change.
“In the original piece, the source material, there is this real apprehension and fear of scandal,” says Thompson.
From Los Angeles Times
Though the streamer’s history of glamorizing and heightening heinous acts isn’t necessarily indicative of the quality of “The Perfect Neighbor,” it does cloud the documentary’s release with apprehension.
From Salon
Kate Feeney, a financial planner at Summit Place Financial, said clients are “mostly very pleased with performance” but “there’s an apprehension whether this can continue.”
From MarketWatch
ICE apprehensions of people merely appearing to be an immigrant – a tactic that was recently given the blessing of the Supreme Court – is an example of their alienlike status.
From Salon
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