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collect

[kuh-lekt] / kəˈlɛkt /




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Paltrow won and, rather than collect attorney’s fees from Sanderson, accepted the $1 payout and wished Sanderson well.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

While “others see data as something to collect and store,” Apple keeps users’ data private, Ternus said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Collaborators and co-authors Terry Plank of Columbia University and Bruce Houghton of the University of Hawaii, Manoa, traveled to Mount Etna to systematically collect samples.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

However, the Springboks' brute strength in the close quarters meant they could collect points without needing to resort to such high-risk passages of play.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Then we have to collect gum from another tree, called a silalei.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

It collects the stories of gods, giants and monsters, as well as tales of Valkyrie romance, the end-times battle of Ragnarok and the feats of legendary warriors such as Sigurd the Dragon-Slayer.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Felix, a food redistribution charity, collects surplus food from shops and other providers so that it is not thrown away or incinerated.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

The case now enters the discovery phase, where each side collects evidence to build their case.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

It operates using rainwater that collects in two reservoirs, whose levels have dropped due to the onset of El Nino.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

"There's one American woman down here now that collects bull-fighters."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

In May this year, 29 seeds were collected from the lone tree and sent to the Millennium Seed Bank at Kew Wakehurst.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

“The T. rex teeth we studied were collected decades ago, before the analytical techniques we used were even possible.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

"Just stay cool, calm and collected, take a sauna, take a nice bath, analyse the situation and act accordingly."

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Because the device samples hormones from the skin, participants were able to continue with their usual activities, including sleeping at night, while researchers collected detailed hormone data.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

Then it rained, and the water collected in pools and the pools made holes in the ice.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Investigators were collecting data at the crash site on Wednesday.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

When AFP visited, he was climbing through rows of vines winding up the hill, collecting samples to test their ripeness.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

I’ll be testing to see if the watch can finally tell me what to do with the numbers it has been collecting all along.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been circling the Moon since 2009, collecting high-resolution measurements of infrared radiation coming from its surface.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

After collecting his papers and pistol, Guiteau made his way to the Baltimore and Potomac train station.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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