collect
Example Sentences
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Local governments can therefore collect serious money but with relatively little obligation to provide services in return.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
She has, and continues to collect, pop star dolls and paraphernalia.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
"We can study animals living natural lives, with natural diets and gut bacteria, while still being able to collect detailed data from known individuals."
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
With only 11% of Wales' 15,000 species banked, these two conservationists are racing to collect all of the country's species.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
I hunt up a few mice, collect them in my jowls, and lope back to the den.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Vocabulary lists containing collect
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
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"A Natural Balance" and "In My Dreams"
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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