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Each summer, a high concentration of bears congregate along the Brooks River as salmon migrate upstream to spawn, creating easy pickings for the mammals who need to pack on the fat ahead of hibernation.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Mercury is on the cusp of disappearing — and may already be impossible to see from your location — but Venus, Jupiter and Saturn remain easy pickings in this pre-dawn parade.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Picking Fruit Off the Ground Apples that have fallen to the ground are easy pickings, right?
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
So Ossoff should be easy pickings for the GOP.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
Many of those teams were very bad, easy pickings for a legitimate contender like the Flyers.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Whatever the reason, tens of thousands of listings expire each year, and agents view them as easy pickings.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
Charlotte looked to be easy pickings for the Lakers, a nice opportunity to get back on their feet.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
In past games, individual Bruins lingered with the ball too often, making for easy pickings against an athletic team and capable keeper.
—Gqlshare, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Mercury is on the cusp of disappearing — and may already be impossible to see from your location — but Venus, Jupiter and Saturn remain easy pickings in this pre-dawn parade.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Picking Fruit Off the Ground Apples that have fallen to the ground are easy pickings, right?
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
So Ossoff should be easy pickings for the GOP.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
Many of those teams were very bad, easy pickings for a legitimate contender like the Flyers.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Whatever the reason, tens of thousands of listings expire each year, and agents view them as easy pickings.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
Charlotte looked to be easy pickings for the Lakers, a nice opportunity to get back on their feet.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
In past games, individual Bruins lingered with the ball too often, making for easy pickings against an athletic team and capable keeper.
—Gqlshare, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Easy pickings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/easy%20pickings. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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