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basket

[bas-kit] / ˈbæs kɪt /


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Seeing eggs, rice, yogurt in writing makes it easier to recognize what a bunch of greens or a basket of cucumbers could become—and easier to pivot when the ingredient I imagined isn’t there.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

The dollar fell against a basket of currencies and should be weaker than current levels after the U.S. and Japan confirmed joint currency interventions to support the yen.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

When Broussard and his friend attempted to put Catzilla into the fishing basket, with the intention of then releasing it, the 50-pounder violently thrashed and slipped free.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

"Around the time he was appointed England were trying to win the 50-over World Cup and all the England eggs were put in the white-ball basket," said Vaughan.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Joey holds her breath as he reaches inside the basket.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Headline stock baskets in Japan, Korea and China also rose.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

By then, the baskets had been picked over.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

The researchers placed two of these baskets opposite one another.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

By summer 1895, students were lobbing small balls into waste paper baskets perched upon poles on the lawn of a new Dartford talent factory: Madame Bergman Osterberg's Physical Training College.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Women walking along rice paddies, carrying baskets on long poles balanced on their shoulders.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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