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apprehend

[ap-ri-hend] / ˌæp rɪˈhɛnd /




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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

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

From Barron's • May 23, 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

He established a unified chain of command and emphasized working with state and local authorities to apprehend criminal illegal aliens inside jails.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

“Sometimes I don’t apprehend nobody all day. Sometimes I apprehend the wrong person.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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