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catch

[kach] / kætʃ /








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Meta is currently lagging behind in the AI race and trying to catch up to Anthropic and OpenAI, which have the most advanced AI models.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

He returned for the playoffs and made several huge plays, including a spectacular sideline catch in a divisional-round victory over the Chicago Bears in Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

"The message we had all the time was 'she will catch up at some point'," Warren said.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Flock cameras are installed by police departments, homeowners' associations and businesses, ostensibly to catch criminals in the act.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

“No! We can’t! We can’t leave her. We have to catch her! I’m going after her. You go home if you like. I’m not coming.”

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Last season, his first with the Rams, Adams led the NFL with 14 touchdowns catches.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

From here, returns will depend less on who reports the biggest backlog than on who can keep shipping when supply catches up — or when Beijing tightens the gate.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

When she’s youthful, Sophie catches the eye of a handsome, richly dressed stranger who gallantly escorts her away from two men harassing her on the street.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Banks, airlines and influencers tout a jet-setting life via reward cards, but there are plenty of catches.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

He holds the G-pen out to me, but his hand is what catches my attention.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

The booming business of audio storytelling has caught marketers’ attention, the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Katie Deighton reports:

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Earlier this month, more than 170 people were rescued after the boat they were using to make the crossing caught fire.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

In the 35-7 rout, Adams caught three touchdown passes, all from two yards or closer.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

We stop at a northern-style dumpling chain, a new import that’s caught on fast.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

Through the window I caught a glimpse of Tine standing in the crowd.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Science is still catching up to the shift, experts said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Those incidents could range from passengers belatedly realising they'd left a device in checked baggage, to devices smoking or catching fire in airport baggage halls, or on flights.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

However, “traders should always be on guard for a surprise when the BOJ is involved, as it has a long history of catching markets off guard,” Simpson adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The 65-year-old, who checks public radio every morning for the latest Danube water report, said he was catching fewer fish than before and feared for farm crops.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

And he didn’t like stories that other people understood and he didn’t, especially since he was supposed to be the one catching Maya-Jade up on the parts she’d missed, not the other way around.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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