pick up

Example Sentences

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A pick-up in consumer spending in the U.S. and China could leave the higher end of the guidance range within reach, Triana says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

This was partially offset by a pick-up in investments, the report added.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Any growth pick-up will also be amplified, Lancastle stresses, by positive knock-on effects in consumer confidence and, as a consequence of that, a new consumer credit cycle.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

“The warrant was restricted to ‘in-state pick-up only’ and did not permit extradition to California,” said the spokesman.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

When the prayers end and the doors open the Bells hit center stage and the curtain opens up on the afternoon pick-up game in the gym at the county recreation center.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander