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For several weeks each year, ethnic Tibetans in this village pluck matsutake mushrooms, a flavorful fungus that is believed to boast medicinal properties—and can make fortunes in this less-developed corner of China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Ample low-hanging reform fruit is available for any politician who wants to pluck it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

But don’t let the relatable career-girl pluck of the movie dilute the fact that this song is pissed off about capitalism, even as its hooks make the grind of working life more bearable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Teams cannot pluck a developmental player from another team on a developmental deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Even so far, it looks large enough that its landing gear legs could reach out and pluck us up.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

He plucks a large potato from the pile and in his other hand, places two much smaller ones.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Ants, for example, this year are only available for customers who specifically ask to try them," said Atala, whose Sao Paulo restaurant D.O.M. plucks ingredients from the Amazonian wilderness to reinterpret Indigenous traditions.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

She plucks them, then buries them in silica sand for up to two weeks to drain any moisture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

And it plucks a nerve in a country still scarred by its history of militarism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

I try to give the blades back, but Grandfather plucks my own scims from where I’ve slung them on my back and replaces them with the Teluman blades.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

They include Bara, a male orangutan plucked from the haze on Thursday, authorities told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Maxine Groffsky, one of the readers at Random House, plucked McCarthy’s pages from the slush pile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Not surprisingly, he is plucked for a covert mission that involves photographing secret Soviet bases from a tricked-out stealth jet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Picked by Aboriginals for tens of thousands of years, wattleseed, plucked from the native Acacia plants, is high in protein and traditionally roasted over an open fire and ground down to make bread.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Nine plucked a burnt matchstick from the rubbish and gnawed on the end.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The finding may explain why we can build upon skills, like going from plucking single notes on a guitar to shredding rock riffs, or from dribbling a ball to making cross-court plays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Scotland's third try was the pick of the bunch, with replacement Scott plucking Meryl Smith's pinpoint kick from the air and effortlessly stepping Kayleigh Powell to put daylight between the scores.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

It bursts with insights that mix journalistic acumen with gossip, backed by a score generously seasoned with mischievous violin string plucking.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

She’s over wasting time plucking chin hairs, searching for brain fog-induced lost reading glasses and — most of all — withholding her opinions so as not to offend others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026

I ran all the way home to where my father sat against the house, plucking a pile of maize.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba