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  • noun Plural form of catch.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catch.

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Examples

  • I will read the odd one if the title catches my eye, but the reason I check PD is to read yours and Linda's.

    blog: Dawn 2008

  • KU fans can only hope the phrase catches on in Lawrence the next four years.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • I'd find it a pity for artists who really want a simple and nice looking starting page - on those the title catches the looks much more than on a usual landing page filled with content.

    DaniWeb IT Discussion Community dominique7 2010

  • If a title catches your eye you can click it and go directly to that post.

    Rocket Jones: Introduction Archives 2005

  • When a label catches her eye on the front of a package, she said she always follows up with the facts on the back.

    Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV 2010

  • When a label catches her eye on the front of a package, she said she always follows up with the facts on the back.

    Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV 2010

  • If a title catches their eye, then they will read the body.

    Digital Point Forums Divisive Cottonwood 2008

  • Their fish catches from the Timor Sea have declined drastically since the waters were polluted by a major oil spill originating in Australian territory, after an explosion on an oil rig of Thai-based oil company PTTEP Australasia in the Montara oil field in the West Atlas Block in the Timor Sea in August 2009 which took 74 days to seal.

    Bianca Jagger: Now Is the Time to Move Beyond Petroleum Bianca Jagger 2010

  • Their fish catches from the Timor Sea have declined drastically since the waters were polluted by a major oil spill originating in Australian territory, after an explosion on an oil rig of Thai-based oil company PTTEP Australasia in the Montara oil field in the West Atlas Block in the Timor Sea in August 2009 which took 74 days to seal.

    Bianca Jagger: Now Is the Time to Move Beyond Petroleum Bianca Jagger 2010

  • Our ongoing posting of pending record catches from the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) started me wondering how interested the angling public really is in setting fishing records.

    How's Your Record Collection? 2009

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