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picked

[pikt] / pɪkt /






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"Nobody picked it up, I was having extra scans, extra checks," she said.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Work on the recent executive order picked up after the release of Anthropic’s Mythos, a model capable of launching cyberattacks and identifying software vulnerabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Barron’s picked Stellantis stock about a week later, believing all the bad news was reflected in the share price.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Unemployment is extremely low at 4.3%, layoffs are near historical lows and hiring has picked up this year.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

He’d picked the bones clean, but they’d still make needles, fish-hooks and broth; although without a cooking-skin, he couldn’t make any broth.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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