caught
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He and the government find themselves caught between an increasingly incensed public and a justice system whose magistrates and prosecutors refuse to be made scapegoats.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
“We want to try to not be caught up in that emotional frenzy that will certainly take place after the IPO,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The fraud was caught because the woman reported herself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Walker, who was starring on the groundbreaking Norman Lear hit comedy “Good Times,” caught his act.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
On the road again after a while, they caught a glimpse of thirty or forty windmills, a common sight in those parts.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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