collect
Example Sentences
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In a December letter, the office said the state would probably collect tens of billions of dollars from the wealth tax, but it could also lose other tax revenue.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Together, the contracts show that almost all of the costs for organizing the tournament fall on the cities, whose ability to collect revenue is limited.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
Both Building a Better California-backed campaigns worked on tight timelines to collect the needed signatures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
They now have 40 volunteer "hog ambulance drivers" who can collect an animal in need from anywhere in Fife, Edinburgh, the Lothians and as far as the Borders.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
No sign of the shuttle leaving the ship to collect us.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing collect
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
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