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pickings

British  
/ ˈpɪkɪŋz /

plural noun

  1. (sometimes singular) money, profits, etc, acquired easily or by more or less dishonest means; spoils

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But for those who poured in to see eight-time Ballon d'Or-winner Messi there were slim pickings, as the tightly marked 38-year-old failed to get a shot on target despite Miami dominating possession.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Squirrels should be smart enough to take the easy pickings over the puzzle box.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

“There are slimmer pickings, and I think a lot of the opportunities that were historically available are harder to come by,” he said, regarding funding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

He said customers in the BSU were "easy pickings".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

The pickings at the commissary were always slim, however.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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