catching

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Luckily, her voice sounded fine during Friday's dress rehearsal; and the singer gave us an insight into the lyrics behind her song, My System, which literally talks about catching an infection… of emotion.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

He spent three weeks in isolation after catching Ebola while caring for patients in Liberia.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

And while the U.S. still dominates in technology, China is rapidly catching up with artificial intelligence and surpassing the country in electronic vehicles.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

A wave of blockbuster earnings in tech is catching a couple software companies, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“Why, Grandpa, how in the world am I going to do that? I don’t know anything about catching monkeys. I’ve caught coons and possums and skunks and everything else, but not monkeys.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls