collecting

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Collecting suitable samples is also difficult, since fresh DNA is needed and many species live in remote or hard-to-reach habitats.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Collecting on student-loan debt can be more complicated than collecting on other types of debt, because student-loan borrowers have certain benefits and protections available to them that aren’t available to other types of borrowers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Collecting Pokemon cards has become a form of investment beyond collecting, trading or playing.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Collecting trading cards has been a part of the culture since Goodwin Tobacco Company released the first set of individual players’ baseball cards in 1886.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

Collecting them is a matter of giving them a moist place to rest and something to eat.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan