pick up
Example Sentences
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Clark adds it has a 360-degree camera, a radar system for long range navigation, and an electronic radio sensor to pick up communications for intelligence gathering.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Raman is more likely than Bass to pick up the voters who chose community organizer Rae Huang, a leftist who, like Raman, is a DSA member.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Early September would be a good time, too, since trading tends to pick up after summer is over.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
More broadly, as a gauge of future readiness, we can only pick up on so much.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Angela whispered, bending down to pick up looped coils from the floor of the cave.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
