pickings in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

pickings in the PONS Dictionary

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The slim pickings here are tasty, but in no way satisfying.
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When these insects move, they can form columns 10-40 m long and these tend to provide easy pickings with little effort exerted by the aardvark.
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Excitedly, the men of the village anticipate the rich pickings soon coming their way.
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On the subject of good, available men, single women in their thirties don't need to be reminded that the pickings are slim.
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Meanwhile, desert-dwelling harvester ants block up nearby nests in an effort to maximise their food pickings.
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A season with slim pickings may be followed by a season of plenty, a so-called "mast" year.
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Criminals go where there are rich pickings and little or no policing.
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There are still rich pickings for the chief mourners at the wake.
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This was a reef-mining area with only a small amount of alluvial gold., and as a result received negative reviews from miners who wanted easier pickings.
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Harvesting is carried out manually over multiple successive pickings combined with sorting of the grapes.
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