as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
she bulked up her hair with one hand as she reached for the shears with the other
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But more than 700 park service employees did accept buyouts, leaving fewer workers to collect entrance fees, clean toilets or help with search-and-rescue efforts.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025 -
Detectives collected ballistics evidence at the scene.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
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And — deep breath — assembling rockets at Cape Canaveral.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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Currently, the modules are manually assembled in a factory with builder partners.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In the Los Angeles area, storms gathered around the San Gabriel Mountains in the morning before descending into urban areas and traveling southwest across the region and along the coast, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Kittell.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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More than 80 protesters gathered Tuesday morning in front of the Tarrant County Administration Building in downtown Fort Worth ahead of the Commissioners Court’s vote to approve new precinct maps.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2025
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But the policy led to massive abuses as soldiers rounded up farmers, unemployed men, and even teenagers.—
John Otis,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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While there were plenty of other statement looks throughout the festival, Vogue has rounded up the 11 celebrities who had the most standout outfits of the week.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
25 May 2025
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The toxins accumulate in filter-feeding fish, and then poison larger mammals who gobble up the fish in mass quantities.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Here’s my list of all seven major pathways getting us from contemporary AI to the treasured AGI: (1) Linear path (slow-and-steady): This AGI path captures the gradualist view, whereby AI advancement accumulates a step at a time via scaling, engineering, and iteration, ultimately arriving at AGI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Gilgeous-Alexander corralled the rebound and chucked the ball away from Wolves defenders.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 May 2025
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And when Nesmith missed a 3-pointer on the next time down the floor, Siakam corralled an offensive rebound, drew a foul and made both free throws, putting Indiana up 108-99 with 3:21 to play.—
Peter Sblendorio,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
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Channels can be effectively grouped by their strategic role: generating awareness (podcasts), inspiring consideration (Pinterest), fostering engagement (YouTube) or enabling transactions (email).—
Seraj Bharwani,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The recommendations below are grouped by color and their prime flowering season.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Throughout his career, Wendt garnered hundreds of credits in films, TV shows, and even a few music videos.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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But the unpermitted shelter near E. Colonial Drive and SR 417 garnered 38 code violations resulting in $4 million dollars in fines before the county shut it down in a March 2024 court filing.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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“Bulk (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulk%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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