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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Mission Viejo right fielder Riley Campbell collected her third hit in the seventh to bring the tying run to the plate but Herrera escaped another jam to spark a celebratory dogpile.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026 -
In total, the campaign collected a total of 7,500 legitimate signatures, 2,500 short of the state requirement.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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North Korea already has enough nuclear material for up to 90 warheads and is believed to have assembled around 50, according to a Congressional Research Service report from March.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Somewhere a hand was raised, a whistle was blown, and all at once the butchers were out of their stalls, assembling in the aisles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Movie night is a chance for the Islanders to gather together to witness some of the major moments and own up and apologize.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Helicopter footage captured by NBC4 showed police tape cordoning off a section of the residential street, where a large number of emergency responders were gathered.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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In sixth grade at Twin Peaks Middle School in Poway, Duran rounded up a few friends and organized a mini-robotics competition.—
Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Good Samaritans and state troopers jumped into action to round up the runaways.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Understanding how those filaments emerge is key to understanding how gas accumulates and ultimately collapses into new stars.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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The map accompanying Gallagher’s resolution corrals the state’s population centers — like the Bay Area, San Diego, Los Angeles and Sacramento — into one state.—
Lauren Chapman,
Sacbee.com,
26 May 2026
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Schmitt charged hard to try to catch the ball, but pulled up at the last second to try to corral the ball on the hop and keep Troy at third.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 May 2026
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The ball appeared to cross the goal line upon first glance, drawing roars from the nearby River Guard supporters group mere feet away, but the watching linesman ruled the ball wasn’t completely over the line and called for play to continue.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2026
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Under bee rules, spellers are grouped by their number of correct answers.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The final toast garnered the loudest cheers.—
Lori Rackl,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Feenstra will need to garner 35% of the vote to secure his candidacy.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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“Bulk (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulk%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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