picked

Example Sentences

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If I had, he wouldn’t have picked up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

The El Nino weather pattern picked up strength over the past month and is highly likely to "rank among the largest" ever recorded when it peaks between October and December, US forecasters said Thursday.

From Barron's • Jul. 9, 2026

“Interest rates picked up this week as the gradual breakdown of the ceasefire with Iran has stoked fears of further inflation and geopolitical instability,” Joel Berner, a senior economist at Realtor.com, said in a statement.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026

Instead, the researchers concluded the contamination was probably picked up while the meteorite passed through Earth's atmosphere, where it encountered aerosols produced by fossil fuel combustion.

From Science Daily • Jul. 9, 2026

Lloyd picked burs out of J.W.’s matted pelt.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck