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[kap-cher] / ˈkæp tʃər /




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They also used a metabolomic age score designed to capture age-related patterns in a person's metabolism.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

Yet the mountain states capture only about 5% of that value, it says.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

There are catchy songs, and then there are melodic arrangements that capture a feeling.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

The school also has a new lawn for recreation and instruction, along with stormwater capture features and solar-reflective basketball and handball courts.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

No phones appear to capture the moment in pictures and selfies.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

The specimen therefore captures more than just feather evolution.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

I quote Mr. Jenkins’s Sept. 12 column only because I happened to read it that day and because his cold and lordly tone captures the European chattering classes’ response to the event.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Rosales believes that artists are tapped into spirituality, and whether she’s using a camera, phone or auto parts, she captures energy.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Her story captures exactly why a typical physician’s answer based on population-level evidence and statistics can feel so unsatisfying to an individual patient or worried family member.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

A full bushel to anyone who captures him alive!”

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

Video captured pardon brokers Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl, who were seen asking for $300,000 for their help, saying they worked with influencers close to Trump who would advocate for their cases.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Pozar also pointed to his concerns about data extraction after reports about Kenya-based workers who reviewed graphic content captured by Meta's AI glasses.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

The militant group captured the port of Mokha and left Saudi-backed government forces in retreat, expanding its control near a chokepoint for energy exports.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province and one of DR Congo's most crowded hillside cities, was captured by M23 rebels in February last year.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

A few months later, Joan was captured by the English and held captive for more than a year.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Iran-backed Houthi militants last week seized Perim Island and the coastal town of Dhubab after capturing Mokha, tightening their grip on the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and raising risks around Red Sea crude shipments.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Technology is capturing not just all the capital investment but also the attention of investors, he said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

The government proposals have been welcomed by organisations and charities calling for tougher measures and technical solutions to stop children from not just seeing, but also capturing and sharing nudity on smartphones.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

But the Colorado ranchers insist that with their land-management practices, they are benefiting the ecosystem, nourishing the soil and capturing carbon in their grazing lands.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

A fish jumping out of water was confronted by a famished boy with a hands-on, no-holds- barred approach to capturing it.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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