buckets
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Funds could not be used for legal or defense purposes or to repay personal loans, nor could they be pulled from education, transportation or public safety buckets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
“This is the most behavioral-finance approach,” Chatzky said — because when there’s turmoil, you have enough in the cash and fixed-income buckets that you don’t have to touch your stocks for 10 years.
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
Metal buckets are being used as latrines in the hot shelter.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
