catch
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Church completed her treble - the third a brilliant catch from a booming Tarryn Aiken kick to the corner and before grounding the ball at full tilt - either side of Chapman diving over.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Companies could patch on a monthly schedule because attackers needed time to catch up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Three meteor showers offer multiple opportunities to catch shooting stars, including occasional fireballs bright enough to stand out dramatically against the night sky.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
He and thousands of others were ready to roll the dice, and meanwhile, Raman began to catch fire with young progressives who were voting for her rather than against Bass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
I hold my hand up, asking for quiet while I let my brain catch up.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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In flag football, she catches passes and helps JSerra’s formidable defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
"I'm a bit of a magpie. I like collecting things off the street or anywhere that there's a freebie. If I see something that catches my eye, then I'll grab it."
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
“If you fail to tell them and your house catches fire, you’ll be in a very ugly situation.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
He finished with five catches for 42 yards and 32 rushing yards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
I see something in its eyes, the same caged look that the neighborhood stray cats get when Ma catches them clawing up our mailbox.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Crossing the street the other day, I caught a glimpse of a man standing still in the sunlight, face tilted to the sky, eyes closed, his arms outstretched as if in worship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
"During our sampling in small rivers locally known as 'igarapés' in the Rio Cajari region, in Amapá State, we found this fish with a very striking coloration, which immediately caught our attention."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
By mid-summer, they had caught up, and Norris took two consecutive wins either side of the summer break, and was unlucky not to get another in Madrid in September.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Bass told The Times she was initially caught off guard by the supervisors’ proposal to remove the money and funnel it into a new county homelessness department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
In the first shock of being caught, he’d heard a scraping of stone, as if his captor were sealing the mound.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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That’s an indication of how Palantir’s AI software is catching on, particularly with businesses.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Hours later, the pilots slam back onto the carrier traveling more than 100 miles an hour, a cable catching their tailhooks to bring the night’s work to an end in less than two seconds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Not far from the cyclist's starting point, a black Volvo XC90 was already catching the attention of other drivers as it sped "erratically" along the semi-rural roads on the outskirts of Trafford and north-east Cheshire.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
But it faces three threats: rivals that are catching up, prices that are collapsing, and bills that keep climbing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
I came to such an abrupt stop that Mom almost ran into me, catching herself just in time.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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