pick up
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The 6-foot-9 forward who signed a veteran minimum contract showed willingness to pick up opposing ball-handlers full court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Order or pick up your soup ingredients, toppings, drinks and dessert components.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
“You’ve got to pick up and come to work.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
One of the family's lawyers, Bertrand Wattez, said the boy, Evan, denied the police account, relayed by prosecutors, that he had tried to pick up the grenade when it went off on October 5.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
“Listen,” Liam said, “wait here for Sean. He is coming soon, to pick up the limpets and the mussels along the shore.”
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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