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[kap-cher] / ˈkæp tʃər /




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Another feature it is exploring would allow the glasses to constantly capture audio and visuals without notifying those around the user via the white light, according to people familiar with the project.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The law defines "take" to mean "harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct."

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

While that statement is factually correct, it doesn’t capture the full picture for the average home buyer trying to enter this housing market.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

However, Zverev has never won a tour-level title on grass - and would become just the fourth player in the Open era to capture their first at Wimbledon.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

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

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

"A fossil like this is extra exciting because it captures a behavior: a tyrannosaur biting into this duckbill's face," said Scannella.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

The pace of pending home sales indicates how strong or weak housing demand is, because it captures sellers accepting an offer and a home going under contract.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Inspired by the Alps of northern Italy, each of the six scents captures a moment, place or object from founder Ermenegildo Zegna’s life, preserving memory through fragrance.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

It captures the mood in this supply chain, with Chinese makers testing the limits of Western tariff rules.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The quotation, commonly attributed to Nietzsche, that “there is no immaculate perception,” perfectly captures how cognitive schemas—thought structures—influence what we notice and how the things we notice get interpreted.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The researchers suggest that these unusual patterns may have captured the attention of early humans as they tried to understand the world around them.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

The data captured from that feature wouldn’t be stored by Meta or made available to the user directly via a library of audio and video, one of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Detectives "continue to appeal for witnesses and anyone driving in the vicinity at the time who may have captured footage on dash cam to contact them", the spokesman added.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Never has an album cover so captured a band’s mood.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

I failed Dad, JP and Alex got captured ’cause of me, and now Junior’s telling me I ruined his life too.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

She takes us back to the 1850s and 1860s, capturing the thrill that viewers felt when a major painting was publicly exhibited for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Barrot said the attacks targeted government ministries, companies, and service operators, with the aim "either of capturing information or sabotaging operations, for example rail infrastructure, as was the case in Poland".

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

There’s even an acronym capturing the anxiety: “FOBO,” which stands for “fear of becoming obsolete.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

The material has the potential to combat climate change by capturing and storing carbon or other pollutants, and by extracting water from the atmosphere in water-scarce areas.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Depew’s oratory on the fair quickly grew tiresome, but the man had a way of capturing with wit and brevity the true character of a situation.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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