picking

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“Now, I’m just like, ‘You come in, you try to remember which kid has what sport or who you’re picking up.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The biggest cheers of the night came for the hometown fighters with Bournemouth middleweight Lee Cutler also picking up a win.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

There are good reasons why picking the leader of a nuclear-armed superpower should take longer than 33 days, and I’m not here to promise you that Malta is some sort of democratic utopia.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

“She walked around those halls just putting her head into offices unannounced, picking up leaflets, starting conversations to find out what programs existed that could benefit her community,” Orleck explained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She finished her own cup of coffee and set it down before picking up a date.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny