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pickup

[pik-uhp] / ˈpɪkˌʌp /
NOUN
boost
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The volume of mortgage rate locks rose in June to its highest level in more than three years, signaling a potential pickup in home sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

Video of the confrontation appears to show Nelson idling in a snowy strip mall parking lot in his gray Dodge Ram when another driver in an even larger pickup pulls in beside him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

"Assuming shipping continues to normalise, July will show an improvement with August probably being the month where the pickup accelerates," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026

It also sold 12,364 other models, including the Cybertruck electric pickup truck.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

There were only two other cars in the parking lot today, a beat-up Toyota and a white pickup.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis




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