1
as in arrests
the act of taking into one's control by authority of law
apprehension of the burglar set the neighborhood at ease
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as in understandings
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
a good apprehension of how computer systems work
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Recent Examples of apprehensions
His career highlights also included 77 criminal apprehensions, and more than 500 criminal narcotics arrests.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
The number of migrant encounters and apprehensions between ports of entry dropped below 54,000 in September, according to the preliminary data.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
In July, August and September, Border Patrol agents at the southern border recorded between 54,000 and 58,000 migrant apprehensions each month.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
The last time monthly apprehensions and encounters fell below 50,000 was August 2020.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
Related Articles The campaign, which supports Philosophy’s new Ultimate Miracle Worker Face & Neck Cream, harnesses horror themes, aiming to alleviate the apprehensions consumers often have about retinol side effects, like flakiness and irritation.
—Maggie Clancy, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
Due to some combination of the ebbing of the pandemic, upheaval abroad, and Biden’s own more lenient immigration stances, new border apprehensions soared to their highest level in decades.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
The number of migrant encounters and apprehensions between ports of entry dropped below 54,000 in September, according to the preliminary data.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
In July, August and September, Border Patrol agents at the southern border recorded between 54,000 and 58,000 migrant apprehensions each month.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
The last time monthly apprehensions and encounters fell below 50,000 was August 2020.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
Related Articles The campaign, which supports Philosophy’s new Ultimate Miracle Worker Face & Neck Cream, harnesses horror themes, aiming to alleviate the apprehensions consumers often have about retinol side effects, like flakiness and irritation.
—Maggie Clancy, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
Due to some combination of the ebbing of the pandemic, upheaval abroad, and Biden’s own more lenient immigration stances, new border apprehensions soared to their highest level in decades.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
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