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bucket

[buhk-it] / ˈbʌk ɪt /
NOUN
container, often for liquids, with handle
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When asked before the draft in April, the first-round pick knew that if not on a sky-high alley-oop his first bucket would at least be something athletic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Vendors outside the arena sold Palestinian bucket hats and flags, as well as hats and flags with the logo of Irish rap trio Kneecap.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

When Kevin Rogers, a 40-year-old real-estate broker and father of four, moved near Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club outside San Antonio six years ago, joining wasn’t on his bucket list.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Twenty-eight out of 23 million registered voters in California is just … a drop in the bucket numerically,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

Teresita says, “Let’s take turns. You fill a bucket, Gloria, then we fill a bucket, until we all have enough water.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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

Maykel Aguilar, 30, patiently filled a 200-liter tank and several buckets at a pipe connected to a spring on a street in the capital's old town.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Neighbors line up in the same spot, marking their place with tanks, buckets and jerrycans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The company is pushing sandwiches, wings and tenders to diversify away from its traditional bone-in buckets of chicken.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

We lug buckets of water from the river for cooking and washing and drinking.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

“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

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

“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

“Generally the tiered model is a great approach and some of their general bucketing makes a lot of logical sense,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2021

Others hunted for hidden petrol and ship oil pockets, bucketing out the valuable fluid.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi


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