picking

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A constituency that made up 0.1% of voters at the last general election is not only picking a new MP on 18 June.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Fernández, 60, worked for years picking grapes, oranges and other crops.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Wednesday’s inflation data follow the May jobs report, which showed hiring picking up in a big way.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Congrats to everyone in Cupertino on picking the lowest-hanging fruit in my life.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

He has seen me coming; he takes his cap off his head, wipes the sweat from his brow, and then waits for me to cross the train yard, picking my way over the railroad ties.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse