Example Sentences

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It is impossible to know exactly how many tee times brokers are scooping up or how much the Korean brokers contribute to the dearth of golfing slots.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024

As Japan and the United States place fresh curbs on Chinese technology firms, local investors are scooping up shares of those firms and state companies, and reaping handsome rewards.

From Reuters • May 26, 2023

They are scooping up eye care physician practices nationwide as money-making opportunities grow in medical eye care with the aging of the U.S. population.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2022

Major employers like Amazon are scooping up an increasingly large number of available lower-wage workers — a scarcity in a region that’s seen the costs of living skyrocket in recent years.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2022

The water is rising again and they are scooping it out.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat