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bucket

[buhk-it] / ˈbʌk ɪt /
NOUN
container, often for liquids, with handle
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Call it a wish list, bucket list or checklist — the dashboard is all yours.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Some Download festivals have been all about the sunscreen and bucket hats, while others have ended up being dubbed "Drownload" and "Brownload", for the amount of rain and ensuing mud.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Hotter than expected inflation will both test the market’s resolve and “throw a bucket of cold water on momentum,” said Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Globally, though, the oil market is like a leaky bucket that’s having some water poured in at the top.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Gloria and Ramona are each able to carry one bucket on their shoulder and another on their arm.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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