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in the act

  1. In the process of doing something. For example, The police caught the robber in the act , or I was in the act of closing the window . [Second half of 1600s]

  2. Performing sexual intercourse, as in Her father caught them in the act . [Late 1500s]



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Most of the coverage it has earned since the arbitrator’s ruling focuses on some quasi-salacious assertions about Sheryl Sandberg, Zuckerberg’s No. 2, who left the company in 2022, and her depiction of Zuckerberg as a sweaty doofus who wished to rub shoulders with chiefs of state but was maladroit in the act.

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I wanted to catch Craig Brooks in the act, but no sooner had I started looking into Cask Whisky Ltd, than the company disappeared.

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Ritter routinely ramps up the intrigue and drama, such as in one taut scene where Liz scrolls through someone’s phone for clues — and is forced to think on the spot when caught in the act.

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And if he’s caught in the act, he’ll blame someone else and continue on his way.

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Thefts can be difficult to thwart, as it takes only minutes to steal the devices, making it tough for police to catch people in the act.

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