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bucket

[buhk-it] / ˈbʌk ɪt /
NOUN
container, often for liquids, with handle
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And you’ll need that bucket when the seasickness hits.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The Sparks pulled ahead in the fourth, but Phoenix tied it 81-81 with 3:33 remaining after a bucket from the Mercury’s top scorer Noémie Brochant.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Many of these delinquencies fall into the bucket of “severely derogatory” loans, meaning lenders have generally deemed them uncollectable.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

As part of their "summer bucket list", they are planning to check out all the parks in the local area and she is prioritising low-cost activities throughout the summer.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

“Excellent work, Mrs. Warne,” he was saying, pumping my aunt’s arm like he was trying to fill a water bucket.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

It says that the RAF's £50,000 "wildfire buckets for dropping water" are 2,000 miles away, citing military sources.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Time had punctured the roof with 20 holes and whenever it rained, Baker would run around placing buckets under them and emptying them when they were full, like a game of Whac-A-Mole.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Donations to colleges fall into two buckets: those for general use and those restricted to a specific purpose by the benefactor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Instead, they say the best way to think about the market is just to group all sectors into three buckets — cyclicals, defensives and growth.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

“Your mama has buckets of sunflowers downstairs,” said Peach in a shaky voice.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Race organiser Duncan Smith said: "It's been a brilliant day with fantastic weather, after three years when it's absolutely bucketed down with rain."

From BBC Apr. 6, 2026

“I think we need a more personalized approach for each individual in determining when they should actually start screening—not this bucketed start age,” Bea says.

From Scientific American Jun. 2, 2023

He said the Fed would revisit how firms were bucketed by size when it came to supervision and regulation.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2023

Any captured water is bucketed to toilets for flushing.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2018

In the silver chill of the Maine afternoon, as I bucketed and lumbered over the pitted surface of a wood road, I saw four lady mooses moving with stately heaviness across my bow.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

When Rishi Sunak called a general election in May, the then-prime minister made the announcement outdoors despite it bucketing with rain.

From BBC Dec. 25, 2024

Choosing value-based strategies, dividend stocks and bucketing approaches can help you navigate several market scenarios, Saglimbene said.

From Washington Post Dec. 21, 2022

I’m going to be listing out all relevant fantasy football players each week and bucketing them into tiers.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2022

“The water was still thigh-high at 7 a.m. and those who parked their cars in the streets were in panic because their vehicles were submerged … Other residents were bucketing out water from their homes.”

From Washington Times Sep. 5, 2022

I arrived in the morning that day, and I remember it was bucketing down.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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