Example Sentences

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Several Iranian human-rights groups based abroad have been collecting documentary evidence and counting the dead, through eyewitness reports, hospital records and video evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

These crews have been collecting and removing hazardous waste only since Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

Since then, the ancient wood has provided a splendid buffet for organisms of all sorts, and Dr. Distel and his colleagues have been collecting and characterizing them as fast as they can.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Staff have been collecting them from skips at the site for about two years.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

All day long we have been collecting stories from strangers telling us how much they appreciate Mrs. Peck, Mrs. Malloy, and the work of all the women in the Housewives’ League.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson