Example Sentences
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After a relocation, a scholar finds his attention captured by the eccentric characters of a New England town.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Gregory noted the experiment had captured the impact of nitrogen and sulphur, which once fell on land across the UK, had effectively fertilised it from the air.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Writer Joan Didion captured L.A. in thought and on paper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
This scene captured a common neighborhood response during Operation Metro Surge.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Two German-held villages and one German stronghold were captured, but otherwise the twenty-five-mile front had scarcely changed.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
