apprehension
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“Is your life always this intense?” she asks, with a mixture of apprehension and attraction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Adding to the apprehension was that Tuesday evening the graduation ceremony for Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy was unfolding at the same time the board considered its future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Not aggression, but apprehension about what what was to come.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 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
They met a similar response from all the other figures they spoke to, and all the time their apprehension grew.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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
The spider’s ability to transmute our human apprehensions still holds true.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 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
“In Los Angeles right now — today, as a matter of fact — we have agents out on the streets right now making apprehensions, as you and I are speaking,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
It was at Circle City, ere the year was out, that Pete’s apprehensions were realized.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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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