collected

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Gas prices in Canada are nearly one-third higher compared with a month ago, according to data collected by the Canadian Automobile Association.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Experts describe “surveillance wages” as a system in which wages are based not on an employee’s performance or seniority, but on formulas that use their personal data, often collected without employees’ knowledge.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

These cans contained fillets from four species collected over a 42-year span in the Gulf of Alaska and Bristol Bay.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Ballots were cast at polling places and immediately collected by election officials.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

“I think I’m still going to be short, though. There’s not a lot around now, after I collected last week, and there are other people who I think collect cans for a living.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz