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Recent Examples of catch on
In recent years, Intel was caught on its back foot by the AI wave.
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Clare Duffy, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
The 5th annual parade in 1928 was the first to feature giant character balloons, as pictured above.
1931
The 1931 parade featured a few memorable mishaps, including one balloon that was torn in half after colliding with an electric sign and another that caught on fire.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
The attack was caught on camera and police arrested Diaz on Oct. 2, 2023.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
There is a growing electricity and aura to this team that is contagious, and businesses are catching on.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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Clare Duffy, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
The 5th annual parade in 1928 was the first to feature giant character balloons, as pictured above.
1931
The 1931 parade featured a few memorable mishaps, including one balloon that was torn in half after colliding with an electric sign and another that caught on fire.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
The attack was caught on camera and police arrested Diaz on Oct. 2, 2023.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
There is a growing electricity and aura to this team that is contagious, and businesses are catching on.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on
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Instead, when a certain vendor isn’t working out or loses pace with a company over time, customers should be able to replace them without having to uproot their entire tech stack.Jeppe Rindom, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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No one ever knows how the draft is going to work out.Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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This guide will go over which Vanguards offer the best bang for your metaphorical buck in Marvel Rivals, with a little bit of info on their skills, their strengths, and their weaknesses.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Over the weekend, a gloating 50 Cent took to Instagram to re-caption a still-popular meme that may have gone over fans’ heads.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kyle Higashioka, coming off a 17-homer season, got slightly more than that from the Texas Rangers — two years, $13.5 million.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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That Sunnyslope team was coming off a win over Phoenix Sandra Day O'Connor, which many figured would be the team that could beat Perry this year.Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
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What comes next is impossible to know As a second son not poised to take up his father’s mantle, Assad studied ophthalmology in London until his older brother Bassel, who had been groomed to succeed Hafez, died in a car crash in 1994.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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In September 2015, Russia intervened on the side of Assad, and with support from Iran and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah loyalists, succeeded in recapturing most non-Kurdish areas of Syria, with rebels pinned into a small enclave around Idlib in the northwest of the country.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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And if the polling pans out, Trump could assemble the most multi-racial coalition since Nixon, winning record numbers of black, Latino, Muslim, and gay votes.Tony Peters, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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The movie has been a surprise hit in a time when many adult dramas do not pan out.Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Also, click here to subscribe to our newsletter, bringing our top stories of the week straight to your inbox.Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Update the right way: Don’t click random pop-ups to update your software.Kim Komando, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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In that gig he is paid to deliver, and comment on, breaking news from a GM’s perspective.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Ledger, who tragically passed away at age 28 in 2008 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, delivered a breakout performance in the film.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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