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pickings

/ ˈpɪkɪŋz /

plural noun

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

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Example Sentences

‘You get to 60 and it’s slim pickings,’ the actor says of the ‘beauty-based’ entertainment industry — but with the Apple TV+ spy drama, she keeps finding new ways to shine.

From Los Angeles Times

Only after the ensuing mêlée had left his potential opponents “weary, disarrayed and disorganised” would Philip then sweep in with his knights and subdue the easy pickings.

From Salon

But these are slim pickings for a movement that once dominated the European scene.

From BBC

Still, Trump has slim pickings, as both Rubio and Scott also voted to certify the results, while Burgum verbally supported former Vice President Mike Pence’s choice to resist Trump’s pressure to overturn the election.

From Salon

But pickings remained fairly slim until March, when Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “Dune: Part Two” opened with more than $80 million in the U.S. and Canada, the first movie to do so in four months.

From Los Angeles Times

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