- present participle of collect.
collecting
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He and his partners — his brother Dennis and friend Kenny Schwartz — would eventually start collecting vintage frames to sell in a storefront in Sunset Plaza.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Cyber-professional Melanie Hoskin has been collecting Lego for 45 years and is a regular user of BrickLink.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
If you are already collecting Social Security and you make more than $24,480 in 2026, $1 is deducted from your benefits for every $2 you earn over that limit.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
Gift Nyaruparo was collecting red worms last year to use as fishing bait along the Zambezi in Zimbabwe when a 6-foot crocodile bit his left hand and tried to drag him into the water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
And I started collecting things and leaving them as presents in their basement: snakes, spiders, grubs, and slugs.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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