collect
Example Sentences
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The court ruling didn’t address whether the government will have to pay back the tariff revenue it already has collected.
The team collected blood samples from 23 runners immediately before and after their races.
From Science Daily
As he put it, the first clause of Article 1, Section 8 specifies that “The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises.”
From Salon
“Most of the material being collected by boutique collection services like Ridwell are either very difficult to manage or lack strong recycling markets.”
From Los Angeles Times
Their last league victory was a 1-0 success at Crystal Palace on 28 December and they have collected only four out of a possible 24 points in 2026.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
