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to pick up
to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept; to listen to
to take issue with; to make a problem of; to bring up (as a point of criticism)
to report (news); to cover; to feature
to take away; to confiscate; to deprive (someone) of; to revoke; to disqualify; to cancel
to deliver (a baby)
to collect (taxes)
彼は落ちた財布を取り上げて渡した。
He picked up the dropped wallet and handed it over.
この問題をニュースで取り上げた。
This issue was covered in the news.
この問題は新聞でも取り上げられた。
This issue was picked up by the newspapers too.