picking

Example Sentences

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There is no legal requirement anywhere in the UK for other vehicles to stop when a school bus is picking up or dropping off.

From BBC

"Secondly, Russian radio stations – both regional and Moscow-based – started picking up our programmes."

From BBC

While the volatility is painful, it is also creating big opportunities for investors, and it’s a perfect time to be picking stocks.

From Barron's

If the mercury is going to hit 100 degrees and wind is picking up — and in previous years that led to withering flowers — that will guide the prediction.

From Los Angeles Times

Two years later One Nation appeared ascendant, picking up 11 seats in Queensland's state election and winning 8.4% of primary votes in the federal election.

From BBC