capture
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This inner gap likely helped capture and preserve Io, Europa, and Ganymede as they moved through the disk.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
It also said that the drone shouldn’t capture imagery outside its permitted area of operation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Garcia then ran away on foot into a neighborhood, where authorities were finally able to capture him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
For most WSL teams, a key strategy to grow their fanbase is to capture the interest of fans already invested in the men's side.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Draw from the outside in. Untouched forest first. Then capture the scarred terrain.”
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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To me, it captures how people protect one another when the law and its appointed enforcers cannot be trusted.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
At least one image captures a tattoo of the name “David” in red ink on Hernandez’s finger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
He captures the unforgiving physics of fire and the resolve of those who choose to jump toward it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
A number of the papers went to print before the result of the World Cup final was known, but the i Paper captures Spain's 1-0 extra-time win with the headline "Viva España!"
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
After a page-long digression on pacifism, Christianity, and the Roman Empire, Keegan returns to what is wrong with Clausewitz’s dictum and with the modern understanding of war it captures.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Gregory noted the experiment had captured the impact of nitrogen and sulphur, which once fell on land across the UK, had effectively fertilised it from the air.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Unlike Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, or Hope and Crosby, who relied on tightly scripted setups, this disparate yet kindred duo captured America’s heart by being viscerally, uproariously and unpredictably wild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
This week: The term “explosive diarrhea” captured the nation’s attention, turning all eyes toward the company linked to a major cyclosporiasis outbreak.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
The wide, elevated rift flanks predicted by the new simulations also appear in images captured by the Magellan probe during its 1990's mission.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
It’s an incredibly dangerous task, and Hans is soon captured.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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The test is a digital game of capture the flag: Once the AI gets in, it must prove it by capturing a long, randomly generated string of letters and numbers stored on the system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Was he so concerned with capturing his son’s malaise that he missed details he might’ve seen if one eye weren’t looking through the viewfinder?
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
"The act of capturing a protest is often an end in itself," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Super Micro’s gross margins have been a key focus for investors in recent quarters, as the company has been making an expensive AI pivot and prioritizing capturing market share over profitability.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
He closed his eyes, cupped his ears, and opened his mouth, as if to swallow the sound upon capturing it.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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