collect
Example Sentences
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Flores has repeated the analysis for each month since June, with the exception of October, when the federal government shut down and for the first time in some 50 years did not collect these data.
From Los Angeles Times
Our house was constantly filled with the people she collected.
The Department of Child and Family Services took temporary custody of the child, while the dog was collected by Los Angeles Animal Services.
From Los Angeles Times
He believes Beijing is keen to collect taxes "wherever it can" as it battles a housing market slump and growing national debt.
From BBC
Essentially, employers collected inventories of workers that can be drawn down.
From MarketWatch
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