collecting

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But Bille residents like Taminoibitein Philip say Shell - despite recently selling on the pipeline to Renaissance Africa Energy - still has a responsibility having benefited from collecting the oil for years.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The approach involves collecting a patient's own immune cells, genetically modifying them to recognize cancer, and then returning them to the body to seek out and destroy tumor cells.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

In another corner of the facility, people wearing smart glasses place and pick up playing cards and sort plastic plates by hand, collecting first-person videos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

In Beijing, a man surnamed Liu had worked for 15 years collecting map data for a Chinese tech company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

There’d be some place I’d forgotten that would clearly have a Wonder or two sitting around collecting dust.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney