collecting

Example Sentences

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And there are expenses related to collecting and verifying data related to a company’s environmental impact.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

It is expected to start collecting data just an hour after it is put into orbit.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

With Aaron Bean's photographs, Anthony Bean's expertise, and help from the property owner in collecting a specimen, researchers were finally able to confirm that the species still survives.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

"Reliable public planning depends not only on collecting data, but on understanding which children may remain least visible within the systems generating that data," Cubitt said.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The ship wandered from island to island—there were about eighteen in all—and Darwin ventured ashore, scrambling through the pumice, collecting birds, plants, and lizards.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee