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capture

[kap-cher] / ˈkæp tʃər /




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A mountain lion lounging on the sidewalk under the shade of a tree has shut down a street in San Dimas while wildlife officials rush to the area to capture the animal Friday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

According to Ugen and Choedup, one of his uncles died in combat and another in prison after his capture while fighting for Chushi Gangdruk, an anti-China guerrilla force established with CIA support in 1958.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Palantir’s partners are seeking control over their data, prompts, and business intelligence that “the language labs are not only ready and willing, but structurally designed to capture from their customers,” Karp writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Supporters say these policies capture the "casual refuseniks" - people who aren't particularly opposed to vaccination, but simply don't make the effort to get their child jabbed.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

They could capture it and leave the jungle, well before Father Olufemi’s hunting party came.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The winner of a platform war is whoever captures the contribution loop—the self-reinforcing cycle in which researchers, toolmakers and downstream builders improve a platform.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

“Tapeheads” captures a specific moment in Los Angeles history, sure to be nostalgic for some, from a desolate downtown to a percolating music scene.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Damon’s Odysseus captures all the heroic arrogance, bravery and selfish stupidity of an action-flick brawler who would shoot a giant cyclops in the eye as he’s making his escape, just because.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

During the reaction, sodium hydroxide captures carbon released from the plastics and converts it into solid sodium carbonate.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

He captures it from different perspectives, from many points of view: up close, far away, in the center, just part of the scene.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Neither shooting was captured on an officer’s body camera.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Scientists have captured previously unseen plasma vortices swirling across the surface of the Sun, revealing tiny structures that could help explain how our star stores, moves, and releases magnetic energy.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

I captured this sunset shot in Lisbon, Portugal last weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Amira says when the men wanted to get rid of her, they dropped her near the area she had been captured.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Two other captured conspirators, Michael O’Laughlen and Sam Arnold, had already confessed everything they knew about the plot.

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

"Birth tourism inherently relies on the intent of an individual to come to the US to give birth and capturing that intent in data is difficult," said Putzel-Kavanaugh.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Rather than capturing only a few isolated moments, astronomers were able to follow the system as it moved through several different stages of activity.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Throughout the ride, the students put their new traits to the test: confronting a hippogriff blocking the tracks, capturing runaway chocolate frogs and facing off a soul-sucking dementor.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Gaofen 3 uses 'synthetic aperture radar,' or SAR, which emits microwave pulses to gather data, capturing imagery at any time of day or night, regardless of cloud cover.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The Inca Empire also had a centralized political organization, but that actually worked to its disadvantage, because Pizarro seized the Inca chain of command intact by capturing Atahuallpa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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