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collected

[kuh-lek-tid] / kəˈlɛk tɪd /


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Gas prices in Canada are nearly one-third higher compared with a month ago, according to data collected by the Canadian Automobile Association.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Servicing the U.S. debt already costs about $1 out of every $5 in collected tax revenue, according to estimates from Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

To validate the approach, researchers used 352 urine samples that had already been collected during routine testing at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Ballots were cast at polling places and immediately collected by election officials.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

In silence he collected the few tools he had brought with him and in silence left the shop.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom