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Foreigners are plucking up homes along the Spanish Coast, from Costa Brava in the north to Andalusia in the south.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023

This season, though, workers also are plucking the sticky, fragrant flowers of a new crop.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2018

Employers are plucking skilled students from vocational programs at high schools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2018

Even Chelsea’s second string are plucking thrilling victories from Premier League opponents these days.

From The Guardian • May 15, 2017

Cooks are trussing fowls; confectioners are making jellies; kitchen-maids are plucking pigeons; huge crates of boiled tongues are being garnished on dishes.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various