apprehend
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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
Judge Wright said she would allow for more time to apprehend Muhamadi, with a view to sentencing him at a later date.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The cantonal public prosecutor's office has opened a criminal investigation, which is ongoing to try and apprehend the perpetrators, it said.
From Barron's ● May 23, 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
At first, I thought they had been sent out to calm the crowd—or was it to apprehend would-be play pirates?
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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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
CBP is the agency that apprehends and first detains migrant parents and children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 25, 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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Minors were among those apprehended by police in Milan after clashes, according to Italy's LaPresse news agency.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 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
It reports five of the occupants were apprehended "only after a GB News producer alerted the authorities".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
McGuire was apprehended as he was trying to access a red Ford Mustang car parked outside the building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
When the sheriff apprehended him for grave-robbery and gold-hoarding, Mr. Fink demurred on the theory that if his own grandfather wasn’t his, whose was he?
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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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
Hargitay, largely known for apprehending “especially heinous” offenders for the last 27 years, is just about the farthest away from an objectionable choice as you can get.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sir Mark said that "apprehending violent and dangerous criminals is a full contact and messy task which may appear shocking to observers with little experience of policing in the real world".
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 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
“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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