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catch up

[kach-uhp] / ˈkætʃˌʌp /








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Deol said that, although freight prices had risen after the driver shortage, his company’s costs rose faster than customers’ rates could catch up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

But European companies, fearing the rules would stifle innovation as they race to catch up with US and Chinese rivals, later won a delay on rules covering high-risk systems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The U.S. and other Western countries are investing heavily in new spectrum capabilities to catch up with the rapid pace of innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Raymond James analyst Melissa Fairbanks pointed to Micron’s commentary on having no line of sight into when supply can catch up to demand.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

“You go. I’d like to, but my father would never let me go to a party,” I tell him, and I rush ahead and catch up with Suzi and Dina.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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