collect
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Federal laws, particularly the Privacy Act, dictate what data government agencies can collect, what it can be used for, how it can be shared, and how it must be protected.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
On Thursday, amid mounting public pressure, Flock announced changes aimed at addressing fears over access to license-plate data its cameras collect across the country for law-enforcement agencies and other customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
He said: "Bat boxes and other known roost sites were swabbed to collect eDNA samples, revealing the presence of the rare migrant bat."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Some brothers play video games or collect baseball cards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
And then she paused, taking a deep breath to collect herself.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
I think the next big opportunity will come from identifying who collects the toll after all this infrastructure gets built.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Once their spring blooms are complete, Aggrey meticulously collects the seed pods from the clarkias, gilias and phacelias, processes the seeds and packages them for gifting before the subsequent spring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The facilities are structured to amortize over time as CoreWeave collects cash from long-term customer contracts with the debt expected to be fully repaid by the time the contracts expire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The material then collects in a spinning disk around the black hole.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
In front of me, the sheet of red light collects and condenses into an orb of golden Obayifo spirit.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
The voter rolls the DOJ had collected contained sensitive information on millions of Americans.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
They go to WSG Tirol on Sunday having collected four points from their opening two matches - a win over Hartberg and a frustrating 1-1 draw at Wolfsberg, where Salzburg dominated.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Data collected from miles driven shows Waymo is involved in an estimated 94% fewer collisions that cause serious injuries, Karp said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The researchers analyzed nine newly collected decision-making tasks along with six previously published data sets involving more than 700 participants.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
By the time Household’s CEO, Bill Aldinger, collected his $100 million, Eisman was on his way to becoming the financial market’s first socialist.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
The insects protect their queen, collecting in a roiling, humming mass on his hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
She said the pandemic created conditions for increased interest in activities like collecting.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
She is one of 21 drone pilots for the OS, in charge of collecting footage to track changes on the ground.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
He was downsized, and when his unemployment benefits ran out, he began collecting Social Security one year before reaching his full retirement age.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I’m collecting recycling to earn money to pay my restitution,” I explain.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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