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apprehend

[ap-ri-hend] / ˌæp rɪˈhɛnd /




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He parked his vehicle to stop Malone from getting away and tried to apprehend him.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

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

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

John McPhee, a punctilious user of reference material, has written that he mostly looks up words he already knows to better apprehend their nuances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

“Every effort is being made to apprehend this fiend,” he said.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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