interception
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The 49ers turned a second-quarter interception into a touchdown drive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Minutes later, Manning found transfer receiver Cam Coleman with a deep ball—that Coleman mishandled, letting it bounce off his chest and into the arms of an Ohio State defender for an interception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Safety Quentin Lake’s interception was the lone defensive highlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Seahawks cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett claimed his first career interception at the start of the fourth quarter, after a Drake Maye pass was deflected by rookie Rodney Thomas.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
A life of frequent concerns that the next interception may not work, that the trap or the drive will fail, or that the herds will not appear this season.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing interception
cept, capt, ceive (take, hold, seize)
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cept, capt, ceive (take, hold, seize)
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