picked up
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Lindt said its sales picked up in North America, Australia, China, and Japan, though these countries account for a much smaller slice of its sales than Europe, where it makes over half its revenue.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
By Ma Rainey’s own testimony, she’d picked up on and incorporated into her compositions blues lines she’d heard used by wandering folk musicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Rortvedt was a trade deadline acquisition last summer, picked up with pitcher Paul Gervase from the Tampa Bay Rays for catcher Hunter Feduccia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
As the tech sector has struggled, other corners of the market have picked up the slack.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
He picked up a pen and began to roll it between his fingers, his arm outstretched with his wrist resting on the edge of the desk.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
