catch up to
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So far this month, Ohtani has been unable to catch up to fastballs in the middle of the strike zone, pitches he’d typically send into the stratosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The driver helped PC Kerswell catch up to Roberts, who was arrested and later jailed for one year and two months for a number of driving offences.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
China also worries that AI could bring doomsday—but first it wants to catch up to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
There’s a practical element that is we needed the characters’ ages to catch up to our own ages a little bit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I’ve been trying to catch up to you!” she says.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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