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collection

[kuh-lek-shuhn] / kəˈlɛk ʃən /


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Following the massive success of “Real Americans,” the California author returns with “My Dear You,” a short story collection that finds the sublime in the surreal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The tricky bit there, however, is the collection of evidence.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

One of the issues he identifies in the U.K. is that successive pieces of legislation have complicated data collection.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

GFL, which provides waste collection, recycling, soil remediation and environmental services, will acquire all of Secure’s shares for C$24.75 worth of cash and stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The Library of Congress collection was also destroyed, with some 3,000 books going up in flames.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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