- present participle of collect.
collecting
Example Sentences
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Morocco have also progressed undefeated - finishing behind Brazil only on goal difference after collecting seven points from a group containing Scotland and Haiti.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
It’s a passionate defense of cheesy souvenirs based on all of your responses to my post about collecting Starbucks mugs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
To combat what she saw as retaliation, Wynn-Williams began collecting documentation to submit to internal investigators, but was fired before she could share the material, according to the complaint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Ali and his team have been analyzing the behavior of individual investors by collecting and processing reams of trading data, he told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
Who’d have thought collecting a few Wonders would create such a big stink around Sassafras Springs?
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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