carton

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But according to the CPI, the average price of a carton of large Grade A eggs has fallen 48%.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The list price rose 5% to $4,193 for a carton, or one month’s supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

In updated guidelines for the Truth in Recycling law, recycling rates for carton material have fallen below the state threshold.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

I’ve been quietly working on this one for months — a small obsession that started as a way to use up a half-empty carton of buttermilk and turned, somehow, into a quest.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

We watched Arul dive off a rock, his heels kicking an old cardboard carton that bobbed past.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman