catch
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So instead, we catch up on pending and pressing matters if and when suitable opportunities randomly arise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Yet the wings that carry it across vast distances must also perform a very different task: helping the bird catch insects while flying slowly and making sharp turns.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Children, so mad about rugby league that they will fashion a ball out of anything they can find, run alongside the team bus, eager to catch a glimpse of their heroes.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Math scores would virtually catch up to prepandemic levels by next year at the current pace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
A groan leaked out of me before I could catch myself.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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When Arizona decided to live without him, he had only five catches in four games this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
A bold, open-concept great room is the heart of the 3,504-square-foot home, where an edgy chef’s kitchen featuring a black-and-white, harlequin-tiled backsplash immediately catches the eye.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Jaclynn Brennan has 42 catches for 769 yards and 15 touchdowns with eight interceptions on defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
In between, Smith's leaping catch at second slip after Cummins found Bedingham's edge took the 37-year-old back above Joe Root as the non-wicketkeeper with the most catches in Test history on 223.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Although we mostly went out on the lake without him, we worked just as hard because he monitored our catches closely.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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But all the more perplexing was Holmes’ reticence to admit guilt when caught with hands as red as her lipstick, talking herself in circles in pursuit of her truth.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
The intensity soon caught up with Wales though, who by the half-hour mark looked exhausted compared to their opponents, who never showed signs of stopping.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The memo caught the eye of several executive recruiters, many of whom said they were struck by the specific language used, while also being unsurprised by the format of the document.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Luckily for them, pitching every game of the postseason seemed to have finally caught up to hard-throwing right-handed reliever Abner Uribe in his seventh appearance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Clare was just about to nuzzle back into the warmth of her neck, to draw his fluffy tail tighter around them, when his ear caught the sound of an approach.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Combined with low humidity, the dry vegetation is catching fire more easily and supported the Norte fire’s rapid spread early on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Manoa Duwai convinced his village in 2009 to create a protected area within their customary fishing grounds on Fiji's Coral Coast after concerns over the small number and size of fish he was catching.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Clara: I don’t know that either attempt is catching on so far, but the lure of cash or free community college is surely going to be appealing for some.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
We were travelling with Yemen's pro-government forces, catching glimpses of the Arabian Sea, and forbidding mountain peaks in the distance.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
But since Lou Ann and her sister are busy catching up, I get to watch Boo without Lou Ann sticking her nose into our business.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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