bucket
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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
Wales fans made a lasting impression in France, with their distinctive bucket hats and chant of 'Don't Take Me Home', which became an unofficial anthem of the Euros.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Easy to spot, in their yellow bucket hats and yellow T-shirts., they'll be stationed throughout the city centre to help with things like directions and advice.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“I can’t be positive,” Grandpa said, “but I’d be willing to bet my last bucket of sorghum molasses on it.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Victor Medina, founder of Palante Wealth Advisors, works with his clients to create buckets of funds, including a “great life” bucket for things like travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Despite social media evidence to the contrary, Painter pleads he is "not always the culprit" when it comes to the pouring of ice buckets.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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
He was drenched by buckets of yellow glop, white sludge, and chunky green gunk.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
“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
"The rain was horrendous. It literally bucketed down," said parish council vice-chairman Mike Palmer.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2021
Any captured water is bucketed to toilets for flushing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2018
I let Charley out, and suddenly an angry streak of gray burned across the clearing in the pines and bucketed into the house.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
A fourth person, the pilot of a helicopter helping with "bucketing" operations, died after a crash in the neighbouring Alberta province last week.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2023
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
He was glad they hadn’t waited for the rain to come bucketing down; it was slippery enough as it was.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
