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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are picked up" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where something is collected or retrieved, often referring to physical objects or people being taken from one place to another.
Example: "The packages are picked up by the courier every afternoon."
Alternatives: "are collected" or "are gathered".
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Few are picked up fleeing the country.
Other threads are picked up and dropped.
Plot lines are picked up and discarded.
Cues are picked up with alacrity.
Movements introduced by one dancer are picked up by others.
Cars are picked up and dropped off at dealerships.
Passengers are picked up four locations in the city.
Five more are picked up in southern Florida.
The faint vibrations are picked up by seismometers.
"If they are picked up, most are deported.
Packages are picked up and sent at the post office.
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