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The companies said at the time they had picked the U.K. capital because of its significantly different road layouts and traffic laws compared with U.S. locations, where most testing had been conducted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Let me hit you with an influence that I picked up on this record: Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

But some upbeat earnings reports over the past couple months and data showing home construction has picked up have provided investors with a reason to take notice.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Most recently, Communion was included on the Observer's best debut novelists of 2026 - a list which previously picked out bestsellers including Rooney's Conversation with Friends and The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

When we returned to the dormitory, I would rub her feet and hands, but my own only picked up the chill from hers.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom