catch
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It’s illegal for a parent to play catch on the sidewalk with a child in front of their home, said Blumenfield, who represents the southwest San Fernando Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Screening is what helps us catch lung cancer early when it’s the most treatable,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
There was no indication the number belonged to a police officer, but was this an opportunity to catch Greer in 2018?
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"You could catch several within minutes using hook and line."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Don’t think I didn’t catch the way you’re staring at the brother,” Gramma Liz tells me.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
But all too often, VIX rises in August and catches traders unprepared.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Brown, McVay and general manager Les Snead ultimately chose to stick with the 13th-year pro and future Hall of Famer, who last season led the NFL with 14 touchdown catches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Edward Afful, a fisherman of 20 years, says shrinking catches have left many crews struggling to recover the cost of fuel for their boats.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
If the Houthi blockade catches up more than Saudi ships, crossings could fall even further, Kpler analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Still, one of them must, and my breath catches at this evidence that the boy existed in reality.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
“I played that like she was genuinely frightened because she was caught off-guard,” Morton says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Mike Webb cut short a family fishing outing last week after a 200-pounder approached, minutes after Webb’s 11-year-old son caught something.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Streeting and Mahmood have both apologised for the comments caught on the hot mic with both labelling the early release scheme a "serious issue".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
And since Tuesday, Spain has been caught in another crushing heatwave, with temperatures in Guadalajara province forecast to rise as high as 39 Celsius on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The mouse he’d caught dropped to the ground.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
The biggest challenge has been persuading fishermen to stop catching one of their most valuable species.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
His first booking was for showing dissent towards Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic and Fernandez was later dismissed for catching Pau Cubarsi with a challenge that sent the defender cartwheeling in the air.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
That means now is the time to acquire a catching option they may or may not need later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The incident from earlier this year is just one example of what airlines and regulators say is the fastest-growing safety threat to air travel—phones, power banks and vapes spontaneously catching fire midflight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Did you have any trouble catching Gandy in it?”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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