pick over

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Verb
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
  • This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.
    USA Today staff, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Officers continue to conduct manual and K-9 sweeps of surrounding blocks, inspecting garbage cans, vehicles and other locations where additional devices could potentially be hidden.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The senior quality engineer works to inspect and oversee construction for the department.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Glassman said the family’s legal team is looking into whether Khimberly was properly examined during her initial hospitalization.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • In two new studies, researchers examined data from the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite, which captured data about two billion stars to create the most precise 3D map of the Milky Way ever made.
    Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Officers involved were placed on administrative leave as the incident is investigated by the Suffolk DA’s office.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Officers Peter Mastrocinque and Nicole Grant were arrested by personnel from the department’s Special Operations Division’s Major Complaint Unit, which is responsible for investigating criminal misconduct by department employees, police said.
    City News Service, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Each of them comes with their own QR code which, when scanned, directs observers to the Department of Justice’s Epstein Library or to other evidence of affiliation, Hyperallergic reported.
    News Desk, Artforum, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The system uses facial recognition to verify a passenger's identity instead of scanning a boarding pass and a physical ID.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The analysis comes as consumer utility bills continue to outpace the rate of inflation and state lawmakers of both parties increasingly scrutinize utility prices.
    Kevin Hardy, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Later this month, design critics and retail analysts will be scrutinizing the introduction of a slew of new products in the first collection by global creative director Jonathan Cheung for signs of stagnation or renaissance.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Pick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20over. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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