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pickup

[pik-uhp] / ˈpɪkˌʌp /
NOUN
boost
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That includes support roles like supply pickup, reconnaissance, recovery of equipment or casualties, and hazard inspection.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

One of the caravan’s drivers, in a rented pickup truck, was Dries Bessels, co-founder of the Dutch Route 66 Assn.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Signs of a pickup in planned price rises will concern BOE policymakers, who meet later this month to set policy and are expected to leave their key interest rate at 3.75%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Gafill said he would have expected a 35% pickup, “simply by virtue of reopening the highway.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Still, I like sitting on the apartment’s front steps, watching kids play pickup, double Dutch.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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