collecting

Example Sentences

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Bass responded to the scene, where devastated family members were still collecting the belongings of loved ones taken by federal agents, said Martha Arévalo, executive director of Carecen, the Central American Resource Center.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Rather than joining the fights, these individuals focused on essential tasks such as collecting food and caring for developing young.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

She would like to quit working and begin collecting Social Security.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

He travelled across India collecting seeds and brought them back to his farm where he cross-pollinated them.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The scientists in 1980 measured the growth of the bulge over time from the Timberline and Coldwater II sites; scientists today are doing the same but collecting the information via satellites from space.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone