collections

Example Sentences

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Between 2018 and 2019, further seed collections enabled the production of plants for reintroduction, leading to the "incredible" seven-fold increase, Pennington said.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The trouble lies in finding Rothko’s coveted, breakthrough 1950s abstracts, as most have filtered into museum collections.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“And this living archive is a hybrid that combines both. It houses the collections and makes them accessible for discovery.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Art historians say the approach reflects a broader shift in how European museums handle contested collections: less as settled heritage, and more as ongoing historical record.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

There were collections of sheep T-shirts; large tubs of lanolin cream; and wooly coats, socks, and hats with ram’s horns.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan