buckets
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KFC has been trying to push sandwiches, wings and tenders to diversify away from its traditional bone-in buckets of chicken in a bid to revive its brand following years of declining sales and closures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The 36-year-old tower crane operator in Nashville, Tenn., who works 12-hour shifts, helps lift and move rebar and buckets of concrete from a perch often hundreds of feet in the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
In an already tenuous industry marked by razor-thin margins, high rents and increasing costs for goods and labor, some of the Southland’s favorite beach bars and restaurants are dumping out buckets of water this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Neighbors line up in the same spot, marking their place with tanks, buckets and jerrycans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
“All the main water lines broke. We hauled river water in buckets for awhile but we weren’t nearly fast enough and we gave up. It was like trying to put it out by spitting.”
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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