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caught

American  
[kawt] / kɔt /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of catch.

caught British  
/ kɔːt /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of catch

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The revelation caught his own engineers by surprise; they weren’t building any such product, the Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

"I really, really enjoy watching O'Reilly, but he gets caught out of defence," Jagielka said.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Even Scott Jennings, the foul-mouthed Kentuckian with a habit of picking Derby losers and rumored to occasionally sip Tennessee whiskey instead of Kentucky bourbon, has been caught trashing the president — off camera.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Coinbase this year has been caught up in a broad downturn in crypto.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

I caught a glimpse of me up there for the wheat harvest.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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