collect
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Something to note: She cannot collect spousal benefits from the Social Security Administration if you have not already filed for your own retirement or disability benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Wearing disposable gloves, he used aluminum foil to collect the meteorite fragments and placed them in glass jars.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
He was ordered to leave the headphones many hours' drive away in Poland where he noticed "a guy on a bicycle" collect them from beside the road.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
“It is impossible for anyone to collect every pistol, rifle, and piece of weaponry,” said Yahya Hisham, 41, who was displaced from northern Gaza during the war and is now sheltering in Deir al-Balah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
I try to collect my thoughts, to figure out how to explain why this feels so wrong.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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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
The cone-shaped system collects sunlight with a Fresnel lens approximately the size of a household window and channels that light into an optical fiber about as wide as a human hair.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 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
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has described the phenomenon as a public health issue, even though his government collects billions of reais in taxes from the sector.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Flossie collected them for display the way an athlete collects cups.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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Data collected by scientists over the years also have shown how El Niños contribute to “enormously strong” waves, which can cause beaches to “erode and to narrow,” Merrifield said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Phillips 66 collected $3.8 billion, more than four times the profit it made during the same period last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Published in the Journal of Studies of Earth's Deep Interior, the study combines ground-based observations with satellite measurements collected from 1997 through 2025.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The team studied a marine sediment core collected from International Ocean Discovery Program Site U1475 on the Agulhas Plateau, about 500 kilometers south of South Africa.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
I dashed over to the far wall and collected the cuffs and belts.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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In addition, its large upper beak appears to have been well suited for collecting tactile information from the surrounding environment.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Once we begin collecting Social Security and our pensions, we’ll receive about $110,000 annually, which should cover our living expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
While the deal would exclude charging ships tolls or fees, Iran might not be prevented from collecting voluntary payments to cover costs like security and search and rescue, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Jenner hates the paparazzi for invading her privacy but sees no moral quandary in collecting a check from Mark Zuckerberg, who wants to invade everyone’s privacy.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
“That’s loving our neighbor better than ourselves, and I like it,” said Meg, as they set out their presents while their mother was upstairs collecting clothes for the poor Hummels.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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