collecting

Example Sentences

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And there are expenses related to collecting and verifying data related to a company’s environmental impact.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

"The old methodology involved collecting thousands of experimental results and reinterpreting them to get the single number, the magnetic moment of the muon," Fodor said.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

"Reliable public planning depends not only on collecting data, but on understanding which children may remain least visible within the systems generating that data," Cubitt said.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

StubHub’s main business is based around collecting fees on reselling tickets to live events—including concerts and sporting events.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

School is closed for something called “professional development” on Thursday, so I head out with my gear for an afternoon of litter collecting.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy