pickup

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Police are woefully understaffed and hampered by public policy, said Blair Besten, president of downtown’s Historic Core Business Improvement District, a nonprofit that arranges graffiti removal, trash pickup and safety patrols in the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The 2.25-mile electric train system is designed to help reduce airport congestion by connecting terminals, parking lots and passenger pickup and drop-off areas — ferrying riders over the airport’s notorious horseshoe loop.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

However, that pickup was entirely driven by energy as prices of services cooled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Taylor said he was doubtful that rate rises would be needed to counter the pickup in inflation, given the weakness of the economy and the softness of the jobs market before the conflict began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Both had been reduced to slumping metal skeletons the same way as the pickup truck had been.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz