capture
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Scientists expect it to capture dying stars, newly discovered worlds, galaxy clusters and many other targets.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
According to reports by the Wall Street Journal and Axios, that included during the January operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
As the Journal explains, total addressable market, or TAM, is used to estimate the amount of annual revenue a company could theoretically capture if it achieved 100% market share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“That song has so much resonance right now,” she said, noting its lyrics capture a theme of resilience and faith in overcoming dark times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“To capture the whole war hero, the whole girl. Here she is at work, connecting important calls of the country. Here she is at home, reading and doing her needlework, perhaps by the fireplace.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Then comes the admission that captures the agony of those waiting at home: "What do I tell you? Sleepless nights, working on the phone."
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Writing from Bree’s perspective, Parton beautifully captures the isolation that is so often part of the trans experience.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
It captures the difference between the price of one barrel of crude oil and the price of the refined products made from it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
He also captures the gentle, verdant beauty of this countryside, in contrast to the poverty and suffering it’s home to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I like it. It captures my unique personality.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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The list also includes five castles in south Lebanon's Jabal Amel area, among them the Crusader-era Beaufort fortress, which Israeli forces captured in May.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
We captured several of our neighbors on cameras set up near the riverbank.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
According to reports by the Wall Street Journal and Axios, that included during the January operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
There’s a grounded, earthy lyricism to the images captured in “Esta Isla” that show a Puerto Rico that’s at once lush and entrancing but also undiscovered and unseen in cinema.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Recent research suggests they may have been taken from Angola by Portuguese slave traders and then captured at sea by British pirates flying the Dutch flag, who then sold them in Virginia.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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“Valuation is now capturing formerly high-multiple growth stocks at more attractive multiples by design, not just ‘old economy’ companies,” Subramanian said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
General Intuition’s model is trained on millions of hours of videogame play from real humans, gathered from its sister service Medal.tv, a platform for capturing and sharing gaming clips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
That distinction suggests synaptic loss and changes in brain volume may reflect separate biological processes rather than two imaging methods capturing the same underlying change.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Pew Research Center released a report in 2024 showing that these so-called opt-in surveys did a particularly bad job of capturing the attitudes of adults under 30 and Latino adults.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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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