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Investor redemptions in private-credit funds significantly picked up during the fourth quarter of last year following the bankruptcies of the auto-parts company First Brands and the subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
They picked batter Jacob Bethell before he had scored a professional century and spinner Shoaib Bashir in 2024 after he had played just six first-class matches.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
His father picked crops along State Route 99 as a young man, he grew up in Sacramento, and his wife is from Hanford and Fresno.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Construction employment picked up in March with gains of 30,000, aided by improvement in the weather.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
It was a job Dad picked up from a guy he knows to make some extra money.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
