Gathered

Only when they gathered for the unveiling of the plaque to King Cnut did the corporation realise the stonemason was dyslexic. #130story

"That girl in the pink coat? Didn't last. She got the flat." He gathered himself. "I guess I'm back to being the lonely goatherd." #130story

The trader gathered his curious belongings into his hand and placed them carefully in his bag. 'How did you get here?' Jay asked
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They did research, made iterations, gathered evidence, and felt good about what they'd done. Sadly, their work was in vain. Arse. #130story

I gathered the other 3 contestants and cried "split". We furiously turned over our 21 tiles wondering, who'd get to say "bananas"? #130story

From Venus to Mars

You hunted – I gathered
You spent – I saved
You warred – I charmed
You raged – I loved
I conquer – you succumb
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He'd finished gathering his nuts for winter. Something to be proud of, you might say. But as a squirrel, he didn't think that way. #130story