collect

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At the court hearing in February, Tinsley established that Tamasi’s job was to collect and preserve all salient evidence for police investigations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In its current phase, the project uses robotic instruments to collect spectra from millions of objects across the sky, helping scientists study how stars, black holes, and galaxies evolve over time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The interest they collect is paid to investors as dividends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Iran’s parliament has approved a plan to collect tolls on vessels traveling through the waterway, The Journal External link reported, citing Iranian state media.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

More days passed, and then it was the afternoon of my date, so I went down to the tailoring room to collect my suit.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman