picked up
Example Sentences
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In one precinct in Gramercy Park, Bass picked up 82% of the vote so far — up from a similar precinct where she won about 75% of the vote in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
While cars have steadily grown older over the last 15 years, the trend picked up after the Covid pandemic, when shuttered factories and supply-chain snarls drove up prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Tortorella’s edge was one of the reasons he got fired by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2025 and wasn’t picked up by any of the teams in need of the coach during the subsequent offseason.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Albert Puig, one of his coaches in Barcelona's academy, picked up on this years ago.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Boarders emptied wastebaskets and picked up scraps of sewing in preparation for a quick flight to the secret room.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
