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

But that teaches another more cautionary lesson about collecting nemeses: Salieri never figured out how to channel his gnawing envy into motivation.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

“He was away a long time collecting the money.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya