apprehension
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StarChase claims an 86% apprehension rate with no injuries or fatalities yet from its system.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
“Private credit and the surge in redemptions reflect investor apprehension about the future of software,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
The apprehension that marked her 20s disappeared, replaced by a silent confidence molded from experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
That apprehension will sound familiar to fans of relegation-battling Tottenham Hotspur, who face the prospect of their club playing in the Championship next season in a 62,000-seater stadium that only opened in 2019.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
Nothing about the exterior wall looks repaired, and a chill of apprehension runs down my spine.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
And while those apprehensions are examined in the film, they’re never once investigated from Nikki’s point of view.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
"A lot of the previous limit on contact seems to be due to Pyongyang's apprehensions about broader contact, which have diminished," Chong told AFP.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
Border Patrol has still been recording several thousand illegal crossings each month under Trump, with the latest figures showing 6,070 apprehensions at the southwest border in January 2026.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
But the criminal share of apprehensions has declined as the months have gone on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
“Heretofore my apprehensions had all been of death and eternity,” she wrote.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing apprehension
Lord of the Flies
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"Of Mice and Men"
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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