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bucket

[buhk-it] / ˈbʌk ɪt /
NOUN
container, often for liquids, with handle
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New York relinquished a bucket of first-round draft picks to land Bridges, who, like Josh Hart, is a former Villanova teammate of Brunson’s, and the ROI had been meh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"But I think I'm just extremely proud of my fight this week and the dream of that little girl that you kind of get to check that off your bucket list."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

If you take that to heart, your first step might not be to think about increasing your dividend yields, but rather to increase your cash bucket.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

But is that something on your bucket list?

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Most folks can’t take silence for more than a few ticks on the clock, and they start trying to fill it like an empty bucket.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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