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catch up

[kach-uhp] / ˈkætʃˌʌp /








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He wrote: “smh, promising things we can’t do is going to catch up with us one day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

For now, counties like Hood remain stuck in purgatory, watching rapid development overwhelm their communities while waiting for state policy to catch up.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

“My view is the Street will catch up at some point.”

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Biographers wishing he might slow down so they could catch up are out of luck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

I dropped the rest of the newspaper in the bin and hurried out to catch up with Hannie.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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