picked up
Example Sentences
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Ten thousand times, Jim Crouch has picked up an acorn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
One proposal that has picked up widespread traction is the use of independent evaluators within labs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
The boat had travelled between Calais and the UK and was deflating when it was picked up by border force vessels.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The 16-year-old this year built an app that cross-references noise picked up from a microphone nearby his house against an FAA registry and the flight-tracking platform FlightRadar24.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
But when I picked up my tray, I turned to find every single picnic table taken.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
