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caper

[key-per] / ˈkeɪ pər /




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The smoky-salty bite of salmon chased by a caper.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

DiCaprio and Jordan will face stiff competition from Timothee Chalamet, who is hotly tipped to win his first Oscar for his role in table tennis caper Marty Supreme.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Writer-director Josh Safdie follows up ‘Uncut Gems’ with a loosely true post-WWII table tennis caper in which paddles and egos clash on a global stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Released outside Japan from August, including in North America and last Friday in China, the caper has attracted 89.17 million viewers internationally, Aniplex and Toho said on Monday.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Sometimes his happiness was so overflowing that he couldn’t hold it and he’d cut a dance caper to spill some of it out.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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