apprehend

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Los Alamitos police investigators did not immediately respond to questions from The Times about why it took six months to apprehend Childers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 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

Waltz added that the US had carried out a "surgical law enforcement operation" to apprehend Maduro, whom he is also referred to as a "fugitive from justice".

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

As of this writing, the FBI has yet to apprehend a suspect.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

With her other hand, she carries a paper sack, and her eyes rapidly apprehend the boys’ uni-forms and the intense whiteness of Werner’s hair and the livid bruises beneath Frederick’s eyes.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr