collect
Example Sentences
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Petition circulators are typically paid per signature of registered voter they collect.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Pearce said Swatch seemed "to be creating dangerous situations for people to collect a watch".
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Researchers are now encouraging more people, especially landowners, to participate in citizen science projects and collect high quality observations.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
The agents also can use the company’s International Air Transport Association number—an identification code that travel agents must have before they can collect a commission.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
At the right time of the year, when the tree produces its gum, the young men go there to spend the night and collect it.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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