picker

Example Sentences

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In the 1970s and 1980s, tracking the market with low-cost index funds instead of hiring an expensive stock picker was “settling for average.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

This top stock picker spotted Nvidia and GLP-1s early — and made over 200%.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

Rosalia, seen at 18, is a strawberry picker in the Santa Maria Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Badalov, who now works as a seasonal strawberry picker south of London, said he "prefers working in the United Kingdom than in Russia."

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

She had feuded for years with another picker named Bertha, who finally put a curse on her.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead