buckets

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Not every company in those buckets is a buy — but these are the buckets where investors should look first for backlog, design wins, margin commentary and customer concentration.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

A year later, after a stint as a food-delivery driver, he and his girlfriend started washing cars for $20 apiece, armed with buckets, a hose and soap, before raising their prices and buying more equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

There was sun cream, tan-lines and ice buckets as the players were put through their paces before their final warm-up win over Bolivia in New York.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Crews stunned the fish with electricity, scooped them up in buckets, trucked them to a hatchery and ultimately moved them to Arroyo Hondo Creek in Santa Barbara County.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Chase had filled not one but two buckets with chips and had the stove fire roaring.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson