- present participle of collect.
collecting
Example Sentences
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Longer term, he said the UK needed a more strategic approach, including collecting better data, targeted retrofitting of existing homes and learning from hotter countries through measures such as external shutters and reflective exterior paint.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
That's done by pumping pressurised fluid into one well, and then collecting steam or hot water from another well.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Biggs said raising the retirement age would partly address rising Social Security costs, as people are living longer and collecting benefits for a greater number of years.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
Over time, darkened wax appeared inside queen cells, showing that workers were selectively collecting and transforming materials from elsewhere in the hive for use in queen development.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
“My first real collecting as a student of natural history was done in Egypt on this journey,” Roosevelt recalled.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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