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catches

  • plural
    of catch.
    catch
    verb (used with object)
    to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a runaway horse.
  • present tense form
    of catch (3rd person singular).
    catch
    verb (used with object)
    to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a runaway horse.

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In the opening match, against Pakistan, dropped catches and poor strokes left them well beaten in a contest they could have won.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Asked to bat, Pakistan were 190-5 in the 37th over when diving wicketkeeper Jordan Cox put down Arafat on 12, one of three catches England dropped.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

But he added that rates have also been rising, with sharper increases in recent years as the utility catches up on infrastructure spending at a time when costs have gone up across the board.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

When Arizona decided to live without him, he had only five catches in four games this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

My breath catches when I see the numbers on them— they’re all fifties and hundreds—but Andre shakes his head in disgust.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller