pick up
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, its advanced digital radio segment orders could pick up strongly in 2H on rising demand for antidrone solutions, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Williams' decision to pick up a racquet in a competitive setting for the first time since losing to Ajla Tomljanovic at the 2022 US Open had sparked questions about the wisdom of her move.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
That’s because a looming, powerful El Niño is expected to pick up where the Iran conflict leaves off.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
More than 12,000 passengers were screened at five UK airports during the 2014 outbreak in West Africa, but these failed to pick up the only case, that of nurse Pauline Cafferkey.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
I bend down and pick up a stone from the gravelly path.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
