pickup

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Police are woefully understaffed and hampered by public policy, said Blair Besten, president of downtown’s Historic Core Business Improvement District, a nonprofit that arranges graffiti removal, trash pickup and safety patrols in the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Initially, central bankers signalled that they would raise borrowing costs in the event of an enduring pickup in inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The 2.25-mile electric train system is designed to help reduce airport congestion by connecting terminals, parking lots and passenger pickup and drop-off areas — ferrying riders over the airport’s notorious horseshoe loop.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

There was faster pickup sequentially in the companies’ corporate banking units than in markets lending from the fourth quarter to the first quarter, for the three largest banks that report those totals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Where I met Louis, a thin man with a small pickup.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen