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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are caught around" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something or someone is trapped or enclosed in a particular area or context.
Example: "The children are caught around the playground, playing games and enjoying the sunshine."
Alternatives: "are trapped in" or "are surrounded by".
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James Traill Calder wrote in his 1861 Sketch of the Civil and Traditional History of Caithness that "The finest cod in the north is to be got in the Pentland Firth ... Large and excellent lobsters are caught around the island [of Stroma]." As well as trapping lobsters, the islanders practised hand line cod fishing in the waters of the Firth.
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A coil of pink ribbon was caught around Mr. Beresford's shoe; the old lady said, "It was clumsy of me, leaving my bag right in the aisle".
Updated at 1.38am GMT 1.34am GMT 101st over of 143: England 207-6 (Bell 62, Prior 28) A maiden from Martin to Bell, as breath is caught around New Zealand and England.
The fish would still occasionally be caught around the UK after this, but by the 1990s they had all but disappeared.
The majority of the stage's excitement was crammed into the climb with Italian Cannondale rider Alessandro De Marchi, the last of a nine-strong breakaway to be caught around 13km from the summit.
The two also were caught around that time getting cozy at a Kings of Leon concert.
No charges were filed against Lyle because she was caught around lunchtime, when the students were not under her immediate care.
The catch of C. pagurus has increased steadily, rising from 26,000 tonnes in 1978 to 60,000 t in 2007, of which more than 70% was caught around the British Isles.
Approximately 15 thousand tonnes per year of yellowfin, 12 thousand tonnes per year of bigeye and 7.5 thousand tonnes per year of albacore were caught around significant seamounts in recent years.
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