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[kuh-lekt] / kəˈlɛkt /




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Equity REITs buy physical properties and collect rental income from tenants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Preserving their remaining instruments is particularly important because no other missions can currently collect measurements from this distant region.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

During the trial, the court heard Hussain, also from Bradford, had rented the vehicle and was driving to HMP Leeds with Batool to collect a friend.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Finding somewhere to dispose of the trash they collect also can be difficult.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

“This is left over from when I used to collect it.”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

For the average retired worker, who collects about $2,071 a month, a 3.6% raise means close to $75 more in each check starting in January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Vantara collects genetic data to help prevent inbreeding among Asiatic lions, is building a university, and pledges to fund overseas conservation projects.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The company collects “usage-based” revenue, rather than a fixed subscription revenue, making its returns from OpenAI hard to predict.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

When you go to a site, PHP is the code which collects data and effectively turns it into a page you can read.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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

In response, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood ordered a review of the way such fines are issued and collected.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

I will always remember an elderly lady in Bootle, Merseyside, who had just collected her pension and insisted on putting £20 in a collection bucket as we walked down the north west coast.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Police said they collected evidence from the scene and identified a possible suspect, and using license plate reader technology were able to place the suspect in the area at the time of the incident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Economists predict a 59,000 increase in new jobs in October based on information collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Even before the hurricane, Brother’s Keeper collected donations and distributed food and clothing and other necessities to the folks in our community who needed them most.”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

He began collecting rainwater in his helmet and would chew on ice if he didn’t have the patience to melt it using his burner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Both space telescopes observed the same region of sky simultaneously, with Hubble collecting visible light and Webb capturing infrared light.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Elita Mtiyesa, a teacher, arrived at a filling station after collecting her children from school.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, the large Perseverance Rover landed on Mars in 2021 and set an off-world driving record by traveling 28 miles while collecting rock and atmosphere samples.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

I glance at my pile of piano books that have been collecting dust since we got here, and I wish I had a lesson today.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks


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