gather
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He uses a hunting app to identify who owns which patch of remote land, then mails the property owner a letter asking for permission to gather.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Mr. Guimarães performed at what might be the international locus of all things magical, the famed Magic Castle, a private club in Hollywood where professionals perform and the smitten gather to celebrate them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Lisa Carlson, chief executive of Canterbury Bid, said they had a street team which trained businesses, helping them gather and submit evidence.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Each morning, groups of labourers gather at prominent squares in the main city of Srinagar, waiting to be hired.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
“If I ever grow corn twenty feet tall, I’ll gather the ears all right,” he said.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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In a kind of treasure hunt, Crouch gathers all the acorns on private lands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
A crowd gathers constantly in front of the gallery, with some people filming the rows of printed faces.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
"They may be onto something," said Rachel Richardson, the methods support unit lead for evidence production and methods directorate at Cochrane, an independent non-profit network that gathers and summarises medical research.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The project gathers reports and location data from people who say they have experienced the sound.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Then she gathers up the tufts of white hair that are stuck in the teeth of her wooden comb.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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Protesters also gathered at the venue on Friday to demonstrate against demolition threats.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Senior administration officials have gathered almost daily in recent months to plot potential guardrails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Investigators gathered video from a matrix of security cameras that surround the busy intersection to support their contention that Rios’ actions amounted to murder with implied malice, according to law enforcement sources.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
As investigators awaited the results of the DNA test, they gathered circumstantial evidence.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
A knot of people were gathered in front.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Residents were urged to avoid gathering in crowds.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Eastward-shifting ocean evaporation generates warm air that rises into the atmosphere and then migrates north and east, gathering speed and feeding into the subtropical jet stream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Then, at a little film school gathering at my friend’s house somewhere in Boyle Heights, I saw a friend from graduate school from across the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
At the same time his video appeared on social media, dozens of protesters were gathering outside the home of Szor's parents in central Israel, shouting "You're not welcome here!"
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Emily was stalled in the Gulf of Mexico, gathering strength, making up her mind which way to go.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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