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The pickings are slimmer here, with nine Wolverines making the NFL in the kicking game — three punters and six kickers, though Jake Moody and Brad Robbins should increase both totals in 2023.
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Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2023
But those many decades living without predators ruined their flight response, and the horses became easy pickings for mountain lions and other predators.
—Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2022
In a previous episode, Aurora routinely makes her way to Olivia's closet to borrow a cardigan, only to be presented with a padlocked wardrobe — a consequence of their sartorial pickings.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 25 Nov. 2022
Talent is being signed up at such speed and scale that slim pickings remain for indie producers to put their best packages forward, let along bring equity partners along for the ride.
—Angus Finney, Variety, 1 Nov. 2022
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Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2023
But those many decades living without predators ruined their flight response, and the horses became easy pickings for mountain lions and other predators.
—Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2022
In a previous episode, Aurora routinely makes her way to Olivia's closet to borrow a cardigan, only to be presented with a padlocked wardrobe — a consequence of their sartorial pickings.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 25 Nov. 2022
Talent is being signed up at such speed and scale that slim pickings remain for indie producers to put their best packages forward, let along bring equity partners along for the ride.
—Angus Finney, Variety, 1 Nov. 2022
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“Pickings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pickings. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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pickings
plural noun
pick·ings
ˈpik-iŋz 
1
: something available or left over
especially
: eatable remains
2
: yield or return for the effort put forth
easy pickings
slim pickings
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