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capture

[kap-cher] / ˈkæp tʃər /




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Meanwhile, I listened to my own interpretation earpiece and held up my phone to it as an audio recorder to capture the quotes—probably the only person in the crowd doing so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Sean Gunn has no plans to continue his motion capture role for “Guardians of the Galaxy” character Rocket raccoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

In part, that is because self-reported sleep measures often show poor correlation with objective assessments, making it difficult to capture real-world sleep patterns.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

It is especially strong with things that capture the imagination - a new pair of shoes, a holiday, a restaurant meal - because anticipation becomes part of the experience.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

At about 12:30 A.M., the Sixteenth New York Cavalry headed for Garrett’s farm and, they hoped, the capture of Lincoln’s assassin.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Adlakha singles out the quiet close-ups of Anghlong Konyak, the first-time actor who plays the chief, and the "gentleness" with which Rio captures his "subdued rage".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Although Mr. Lowe’s film captures the grueling requirements of long-distance running—and its low-tech nature and the fact that it pits lone humans against the most unwelcoming terrain—there’s always a support system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The second area is who captures value from the cognitive layer.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The specimen therefore captures more than just feather evolution.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

He snorted or sneezed, nei­ther word quite captures it.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Leading an orchestra of 22, featuring lively colorations from saxophone, harp, marimba and guitar, conductor Michael Sakir captured the music’s landscape of alternating pulse and elegy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Satellite images captured the dramatic change in Lake Powell near Glen Canyon Dam.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Video filmed by passengers and posted on social media captured the cruise ship’s announcement that day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

He captured the title the following year and the trophies, sponsorship deals and six-figure winners' cheques have continued to flow.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

When I captured Woo, I had lost my patience, and the ground responded to me.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

In one instance, we filmed by drone an Iranian captain with his crew hastily fleeing inside the ship’s structure after realizing that our team was capturing his image via drone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Tomlinson wanted a combination of funny and serious excerpts capturing grief, but also a quote about evolving as a person.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Mission teams have successfully powered up the Wide Field Instrument, a 300-megapixel infrared camera designed to survey enormous areas of the universe rapidly while still capturing extremely fine detail.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

"These things can change rapidly, so capturing that baseline data now means we'll have something accurate to compare against in future sampling dates."

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

We watched Mr. Morrison win the game by capturing Lissa’s last king.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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