catching

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That’s the potential difference between building wealth in your 20s versus catching up in your 40s when the most powerful compounding years are already gone.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Last week, we asked whether China is catching up in chips faster than Washington thinks—or slower than Beijing claims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Son said that "catching up with the United States, currently the global centre of gravity for innovation, is a challenge for most other countries".

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

He says he's been catching 20 to 30 mice in his house and about 150 in his shed each day.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Soon, though, Johnston and the news crew were rising above the clouds, finally catching sight of the top of the mountain.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone