pick up
Example Sentences
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“But you pick up that phone because you’re reacting in that heightened emotional state,” and that raises your risk of being manipulated.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Planners reasoned it’s better to have cars waiting for a bus to pick up passengers instead of forcing a bus waiting to pull into the No. 2 lane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
It now expects growth to pick up to 2.2% next year, below the 4% seen in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
But with no pool cameras present, much of the media did not carry any pictures and for those that did, there was no microphone to clearly pick up the president's remarks.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
But as Jonathan bent to pick up a larger branch, he realized how dry the forest floor was.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
