- plural of picking.
pickings
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Murdoch, his business empire and his feuds with his six children have become rich pickings for authors, screenwriters and directors.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
It is slim pickings when assessing Hull's assets, so it's likely best to look at players from other clubs for your FPL teams at this point.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
And while the U.S. ended up with the lion’s share of the matches, Canada was left with slim pickings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
But for 2½ hours she got the error message and could not access the pool of tickets until 12:30 p.m., by which time, she said, “the pickings were slim.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
The pickings at the commissary were always slim, however.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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