collecting

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Collecting suitable samples is also difficult, since fresh DNA is needed and many species live in remote or hard-to-reach habitats.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Collecting on student-loan debt can be more complicated than collecting on other types of debt, because student-loan borrowers have certain benefits and protections available to them that aren’t available to other types of borrowers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Collecting art, like clothes, is her way of exploring the diaspora.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Collecting Pokemon cards has become a form of investment beyond collecting, trading or playing.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

"Collecting orphans? Does that lift an ounce of guilt? You have been among mortals too long. Gods should not suffer guilt. You are the goddess of war. Celebrate!"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda