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The process of getting or collecting things or information

collection

noun

the process of collecting things for a particular purpose, or an instance of this

acquisition

noun

the process of buying something or obtaining it in some other way

gathering

noun

the process or activity of collecting information

capture

noun

the act of getting control of something from an opponent in business or politics

accumulation

noun

the process by which something increases in amount or is collected together over time

retrieval

noun

the process of getting something back that was lost or not in its usual place

round-up

noun

an occasion when animals or people are forced to gather together in one place

collection

noun

the activity of collecting money for a particular purpose, or the money that is collected

recovery

noun

the act of getting something again that was lost, stolen, or owed

collection

noun

the activity of collecting money that people must pay

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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