picking
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He’s attended the conference many times over the years, presenting seminal papers and picking up awards for his research.
There are also signs a different strain of flu - H1N1 - is picking up in Europe and may lead to an increase in cases here too.
From BBC
And from one day to the next, Golding went from defensive coordinator to picking up the pieces of one of the ugliest divorces college football has ever seen.
I don’t feel that way because we’re all picking up signs and marching down the street and preaching to people that they need to keep this sacred.
From Los Angeles Times
As good as it was for most of the game, picking off Sam Darnold twice and sacking him four times, the Rams defense failed to hold up when it counted most.
From Los Angeles Times
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