pickup

Example Sentences

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Despite a pickup in broader deal activity this year, the backlog of companies is up from last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Redding, a 74‑year‑old man died after driving his pickup truck into a flooded roadway.

From Los Angeles Times

Tom plays a few pickup basketball games during his trip but always feels at risk of fainting.

From The Wall Street Journal

There has also been a pickup in PIKs, short for payment-in-kind, which often involves delaying interest payments the borrower would have had to make, adding it to the loan’s outstanding balance.

From The Wall Street Journal

A pickup in consumer spending was the biggest growth driver, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said.

From The Wall Street Journal