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bag

[bag] / bæg /


NOUN
special interest or activity
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VERB
droop
Synonyms


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I stood there with my bag, the line of passengers stacking up behind me.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Take your cup of tea to the next level: Many people prepare a soothing cuppa by dunking a tea bag in some hot water and letting it steep for a while.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

"Carefully place the full can in a bag and dispose of it in an external bin," the FSA told customers.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Challenges include bag security and storage, as well as avoiding dupes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Jeff shrugged, dropping his brown bag on the table.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

I looked down the aisle and saw people who were seated much farther back had put their bags in the bins over the forward rows.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

He would often make his way down the corridors of the court building carrying two plastic carrier bags, with a bobble hat perched on his head.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The company told Delgado that it had traced the material to the laminated foil bags in which some of its ingredients arrive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

People laid candles and police checked the bags of workers at the cafes and restaurants on the square.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

She was already slight to begin with, but there was something about the bags beneath her eyes and the sharpness in her face.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Thales bagged an order from the Romanian government for the supply of 12 GM200 MM/A radars as well as orders from two undisclosed European countries for air-defense equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Still, Hargitay just wrapped up a one-woman show on Broadway and recently bagged two Emmys for her documentary “My Mom Jayne” all while still working on “Law and Order.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Nearly five years into her series, in 2020, she bagged her first big name outside the rap scene: Oscar-nominated actor Daniel Kaluuya.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Then I round the corner toward the bagged vegetables and point my phone at a package of Earthbound Farm broccoli florets.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

I had bagged pictures of all the different buildings Rose and me had spotted.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

And one claim is going viral this spooky season: that giving out full-sized candy bars to Halloween trick-or-treaters makes more financial sense than bagging the smaller “fun size” sweets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Michu was the epitome of an on-screen cult hero, going from relative unknown to bagging 190 points, his price rising by £2m throughout the year.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

You’re trying to wrap up a work call while bagging your kid’s outgrown clothes when a ping comes in from a parent chat — soccer registration just opened and spots are filling fast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

While Mr. Fryer was bagging produce as a teenager at Albertsons, I was slinging barbecue sandwiches over a steam table at our local drive-in to help cover my upcoming college expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

We all knew that Bull couldn’t catch a pop fly if it landed in his lap, so we weren’t exactly surprised to see him bagging groceries that spring at the Winn-Dixie.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen


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