collect

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In an era where the best prospects stop by college for just a single season on their way to the NBA—and collect millions of dollars in NIL payments—Hurley’s all-out approach hasn’t attracted the biggest names.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The interest they collect is paid to investors as dividends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The second phase - population enumeration - is scheduled for February 2027 and will collect detailed data on demographics, education, migration and fertility.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

"All of this combined, and the selection of data sets that we collect from different partnerships help us to really understand what's happening" including when ships "go dark", he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

At the right time of the year, when the tree produces its gum, the young men go there to spend the night and collect it.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola