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apprehension

[ap-ri-hen-shuhn] / ˌæp rɪˈhɛn ʃən /


NOUN
catching and arresting
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Neville hedges his bet by filling us in on Michaels’ spotlight apprehension, making his reticence a through line.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

This extra confidence comes despite the war in Iran causing volatility in the oil and equities markets, and even as investing pros on Wall Street feel apprehension about risks of potential stagflation and interest-rate hikes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

“The markets continue to interpret the conflicting headlines as an indication that we are closer to an end than we were on Friday, but apprehension remains high,” Arlan Suderman of StoneX says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Between the third and fourth day, my mood jumped back and forth erratically from wild exhilaration to gloomy apprehension.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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