captured

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He recalls how his father was lauded when he handed over the key of the intact historic yeshiva after Israel captured East Jerusalem.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

But what most captured the Spirit of ’76 wasn’t murals of Revolutionary War marchers with drums and flags or the “Bicentennial Minute” on CBS-TV.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

For the current study, researchers worked in a controlled laboratory setting using only a few grams of material and captured roughly 50 grams of CO2.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

AFP accompanied a training exercise for the elite military squad behind the operations against "El Mencho" and Ovidio Guzman, the son of "El Chapo" who was captured in 2023 and extradited to the United States.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A wounded John Brown was captured, tried, and hanged for treason.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock