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collect

[kuh-lekt] / kəˈlɛkt /




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The case highlights a paradox: while Europe's armies are bolstering their protection against espionage and hybrid threats, the vehicles they use can collect sensitive information.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

I taped over pictures of myself and put away anything with personal information, so that Tau Robotics’ bipedal robots wouldn’t collect any identifying data.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Following the latest request for information, the IDF said: "Complex incidents may require considerable time to collect, cross-check, and verify the relevant factual information."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Hartnett doesn’t just collect the data, he parses it, and his instinct is to go against the current.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

But Nim liked animals that you could see, and have fun with, so when Jack had said he was going sailing for three days to collect plankton, Nim had decided to stay home.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

A lightweight digital encoder first collects compact information about each video, including spatial, spectral, and temporal features.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

FoodCycle collects surplus produce from supermarkets and uses it to prepare meals and provide groceries for families.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Profits generated by the canal are also vital for government coffers, providing 20 cents of every dollar it collects in revenue, representing more than $3 billion annually.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

In July, a Munich court ruled against Suno in a case brought by GEMA, which collects royalties for German songwriters and publishers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

As Quines collects our dirty dishes, I whisper, “Delicious salad.”

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

The organisation, which is responsible for minimising strategic risks including digital, said that beyond the data collected, Norway should be wary of excessive dependence on a single country.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

However, he later admitted: "On the outside I look calm, cool, collected, but on the inside I'm incredibly nervous."

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

LA28 officials have reported that they have collected revenues — particularly from corporate sponsorships and ticket sales — that exceed projections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The team initially examined 20 tidal disruption events using observations collected in visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and radio wavelengths.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The third child I collected affected me the most.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

This approach could make it possible to manufacture large numbers of engineered immune cells from a starting population that can be continually expanded, instead of repeatedly collecting and preparing mature cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Initially, the idea was just to have a huge warehouse with robot arms collecting lots of data autonomously,” co-founder Alexander Koch told me over a video call.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Guardiola sometimes looked just as engaged as he did when he prowled the touchline here at Etihad Stadium, collecting the trophies now being called into question.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Raman and Bass have been mostly evenly matched in their most recent campaign fundraising reports, with each collecting about $2.5 million for the runoff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

This is how pandas are counted in the wild—by collecting the panda poop in an area and analyzing DNA to confirm a specific individual.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh


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