pick up

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“While part of the pick-up in inflation is assessed to reflect temporary factors, it is evident that private demand is growing more quickly than expected, capacity pressures are greater than previously assessed and labor market conditions are a little tight,” it added.

From The Wall Street Journal

A separate BBC investigation last month exposed how male influencers claiming to offer pick-up advice use smart glasses to record conversations with women and then post the footage online.

From BBC

“A renewed pick-up in CPI core goods prices in the first quarter, after they flatlined in the fourth quarter, looks likely.”

From Barron's

GM expects that this year’s full-size pick-up launch should be able to drive pricing up in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal

The latest inflation data showed a pick-up in food price inflation after a slowdown the previous month.

From BBC