picking
Example Sentences
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Wu said he focused on picking individual stocks that could beat the market and didn’t mind if the national team was buying or selling ETFs tracking broad indexes.
She told us she had not received any formal notification of Israel's plans, and was picking up the details from Israeli news.
From BBC
The intent was to remove map-drawing authority from politicians with a vested interest in picking their constituents and to create a process governed by constitutional rules.
Economists do not expect signals of coming interest rate increases, as unemployment remains elevated, although inflation shows signs of picking up again.
They walked in single file, many of them barefoot, carrying flowers, handing out bracelets and picking up new followers along the way.
From Salon
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