as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
she bulked up her hair with one hand as she reached for the shears with the other
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The money, which goes to charity, is collected daily.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025 -
The company will also stop collecting gender and diversity data for most U.S. job applicants and tying its employee incentive program to DEI goals.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, Nick Cannon, Fredro Starr, and the crew assembled their top five in order.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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While fewer people watch the broadcast networks’ evening newscasts than the group that assembled to see past anchors like Walter Cronkite or Tom Brokaw, the shows still attract a sizable crowd.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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On Wednesday evening, a small group of parents, students and CTU organizers gathered outside Rufino Tamayo Elementary in Gage Park holding signs and plastic candles to protest the potential closing of the school.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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About 100 technologists, brand managers and executives gathered to hear passionate talk about how artificial intelligence will affect consumer trends.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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That mass deportation, in the 1950s, used military-style tactics to round up 1.3 million Mexicans and Mexican Americans across the country for the-then largest deportation operation in U.S. history.—
Brittany Gibson,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
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For seasons 41 through 47, an average of nine players per season (rounded up from 8.7) out of 18 have been under the age of 30.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Its losses contracted in the first nine-months of 2024, but ABS-CBN has accumulated 37.08 billion pesos in losses since 2020.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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This is more common in people with obesity and happens when fat accumulates in the liver.—
Lisa Rapaport,
EverydayHealth.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Ayo scored eight points and corralled five rebounds in 30 minutes in his absence.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Aircraft carriers, surface ships, and other traditional elements of the U.S. arsenal can corral China’s remaining ships and aircraft and threaten their supply lines.—
Zack Cooper,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2025
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Ohio Wisconsin Missouri Persona maps from Cambridge Analytica documents See a detailed view of voters grouped by persona in each of the states targeted by Cambridge.—
Corey G. Johnson,
ProPublica,
27 Feb. 2025
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Geometry should instead be grouped with trigonometry in precalculus courses because these kinds of math are more naturally related, Dalal suggested.—
Carson Swick,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
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The post has since garnered 1.9 million views and 74,000 likes as of Sunday afternoon.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Their work, both in partnership and as independent artists, has garnered critical acclaim in the flamenco world and beyond.—
Helena Alonso Paisley,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Bulk (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulk%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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