collector
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Even at 79 — he’ll hit octogenarian status in December — Kaye confesses he hasn’t slowed down as a collector.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
The blonde-haired sunglasses collector scored a minor role in the series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and took a position overseeing Covid safety protocols during the pandemic on another production.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
“It had custom paint. It was in great condition. If I was a car collector, I’d want that car.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
In most cases, the collector may not discuss your debt, ask the third party to pay it, or repeatedly contact that person.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
He became an assiduous collector of government contracts large and small, starting with the production of radioisotopes at a standard fee of $25 per hour of cyclotron time.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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The technique has only survived through private collectors and artisan printers like Nick Hand, who runs the Department of Small Works in Bristol.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Tighter enforcement could redirect ore produced within the tin-metal producer’s concessions away from illegal collectors and competing smelters and back into the company’s formal supply chain, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
At the heart of the boom is the sprawling eastern Cairo settlement of Manshiyet Nasser, where generations of garbage collectors have built one of the world's most sophisticated informal recycling systems.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Since Kahlo became a posthumous sensation, her works have attracted deep-pocket collectors, among them Madonna.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Charles, once home again, went back to work, and even started to return some of the barnacles he had borrowed from other collectors.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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