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[kap-cher] / ˈkæp tʃər /




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Amazon blocked Meta’s Muse, saying the tool failed to identify itself as AI and raised data-privacy and security concerns, including the capture and storage of data regarding individual Amazon users’ accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

I wasn’t sure of the right noun to use to capture his feelings: Excitement?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

As part of the agreement, Alberta has agreed to develop the world's largest carbon capture programme in a bid to reduce its overall emissions.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

As a result, “death certificates likely capture only part of the true disease burden,” he says.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

There’s a five million Ben-E reward for his capture.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Quantum entanglement captures one of the strangest differences between everyday physics and the quantum world.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

One basic measure is inflation, which captures the overall price level.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

In its finest moments, the box set captures the astonishing level of musical development that will energize the remainder of The Beatles’ career, a period of unparalleled pop-cultural ambition and stylistic experimentation.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

He captures their personality through a curiosity lens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

He captures snowflakes, tadpoles, hibernating frogs; he coaxes bread from bakers with none to sell; he regularly appears in the kitchen with fresh milk for the babies.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

ANZ captured 15% and regional lenders grew above the majors in business lending, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

One man who has captured the attention of many Gen Zs is Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

When watching the film, the festival sets captured live blend seamlessly with the shots of the crowd, which were captured both live and simulated later in Atlanta.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured a striking new view of Mars as it passed a major mission milestone: 5,000 Martian days on the Red Planet.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Even if they had captured Verdun, they would have gained little.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

His forecast relies on Starlink capturing “essentially 100%” of satellite broadband customers in its chosen markets while taking market share from nonfiber broadband subscribers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Within a generation, Constable’s ambition of capturing the evanescent effects of nature would be realized in a medium he never could have imagined: photography.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

"She was doing her best by capturing the vibes of a cake, the feelings, what it makes you think of, which was very nicely balanced by Paul being very technical and scrutinising," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

The engineers subjected the airplanes to tests, capturing and analyzing the numbers, recommending improvements, some slight, others significant.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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