collected
Example Sentences
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They require immune cells to be collected from a patient's blood, grown in a lab, and genetically modified before being returned to the body.
From Science Daily
“When we lived in London for four years, we collected all sorts of bits and baubles.”
From Los Angeles Times
The puffin was later collected by the wildlife experts who told her it was skinny and was likely to have been struggling a while.
From BBC
All collected specimens were engorged, showing they had fed enough to significantly increase their size.
From Science Daily
We collected wildflowers after school one day and dried them by pressing them in between heavy books.
From Literature
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