gathering

Example Sentences

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When the two appear in court on Wednesday, police will allege they worked with a Chinese national charged last August for covertly gathering information on the Guan Yin Citta Buddhist group in Australia's capital, Canberra.

From Barron's

Hollywood stars embraced and champagne corks popped at this year's Oscars nominee lunch, the glamorous pre-show gathering that was canceled amid last year's devastating Los Angeles wildfires.

From Barron's

“We are in the process of gathering more information and will not have any further comment on an open legal matter at this time.”

From Los Angeles Times

But then Danny remembered that all the fishing supplies were in the garage, gathering dust from the winter.

From Literature

The government has started gathering the files, which could total 100,000 and include potentially embarrassing private messages between Lord Mandelson and ministers, officials and special advisers.

From BBC