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bucket

[buhk-it] / ˈbʌk ɪt /
NOUN
container, often for liquids, with handle
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Celtic couldn't throw a bucket of water in Rangers' direction not to mind a tempest.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

He said the team have already collected "five big bucket loads" of litter which he said "covered half the distance" of the town's promenade.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Leonard gets fined $700,000, also a drop in the bucket for someone who should also have been suspended.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

There’s also annual nondiscrimination testing that can limit how much high earners are allowed to put into that bucket, and in some plans the contributions get refunded after year-end.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

I dropped the neem leaves inside and told him to pour everything into a bucket and bring it in.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Mushroom-pickers, who carry their wares in bright plastic buckets strapped to their backs, wait outside behind a folding gate.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

When you get to the end of each year, Chatzky said to look at the performance of each of the buckets and think about what you may need to move as the years go by.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Volunteer firefighters were using "whatever we have. Sometimes we use buckets, and even those aren't enough", said Yonas, adding that the teams were also in need of food and protective gear, including masks.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

That morning in May, Mamta waited beside the handpump as other families filled their buckets, three empty plastic containers at her feet.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

I send up two buckets of clean water, make a tasteless pot of porridge that will at least keep someone alive, and then Helena and I clean.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

“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

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

Well, at least it was better than bucketing rain, Victor thought as he pulled his hat down over his face.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke




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