catch at
phrasal verb
caught at; catching at; catches at
: to reach for and try to hold (something)
The baby caught at my dress as I walked past.
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Generally, the judges who’ve released detainees say the federal government is wrongly arguing that a statute that historically applied to migrants caught at the border can be applied to anyone seeking to gain legal status to remain in the United States.
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Smith-Njigba will catch at least one TD pass and go well over the 100-yard mark.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Big Cypress also produced the longest invasive Burmese python ever caught in Florida, a 19-foot snake caught at night by the Glades Boys, Jake Waleri and Stephan Gauta, in 2023.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The company installs Poseidons, each about the size of a phone booth, on the boat decks of local fishermen, then purchases the catch at a premium.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Smith-Njigba will catch at least one TD pass and go well over the 100-yard mark.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Big Cypress also produced the longest invasive Burmese python ever caught in Florida, a 19-foot snake caught at night by the Glades Boys, Jake Waleri and Stephan Gauta, in 2023.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The company installs Poseidons, each about the size of a phone booth, on the boat decks of local fishermen, then purchases the catch at a premium.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Catch at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20at. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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