collect
Example Sentences
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After Mount Arafat, pilgrims will spend the night in Muzdalifah, where they will collect pebbles for the symbolic "stoning of the devil" ritual in Mina, starting on Wednesday.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Social Security does not allow someone to simultaneously collect both benefits, but it does allow them to switch from one to the other.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
The flyby also allowed scientists to collect valuable calibration data from Psyche's other instruments.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
The game was still goalless when West Ham midfielder Matheus Fernandes arrived to collect a loose ball, played a one-two with Pablo and found himself six yards out with just David Raya to beat.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Conger ordered the Garrett sons to collect a few armfuls of straw and pile them against the side of the barn.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
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