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pick

[pik] / pɪk /




VERB
break into something closed, locked
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They may reach arguably loftier artistic heights with “Revolver,” “Sgt. Pepper,” “The White Album,” or “Abbey Road” — take your pick — but “Rubber Soul” embodies the group’s decisive turn towards self-conscious greatness.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

President Trump and European defense ministers have said that companies need to pick up the production pace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Taxi boat" refers to a dinghy that approaches the beach from the sea to pick up migrants in shallow waters off the beach.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

England will also make a decision on whether to pick bowler Brydon Carse to tour Pakistan.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

You can pick it up on a stick, and it’ll still play dead.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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