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It also said the troops had "apprehended dozens of terror operatives while facilitating the safe evacuation of thousands of civilians".

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

Border Patrol, Raul Ortiz, said on Twitter on Monday that his agents had apprehended 14,752 people over the past 72 hours; that averages out to 4,917 per day.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2023

Agents near Eagle Pass found out they had apprehended Honduran national Henry Bonila-Maldonado when he was in a group of six people who were detained on Feb. 27.

From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2023

Two weeks ago, Mexican authorities said they had apprehended 600 people who were being smuggled in two trailers in Veracruz state.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

At a very early period she had apprehended instinctively the dual fife— that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin