bucket

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When the first tranche of files was made public, he said they represented a "drop in the bucket" compared to what was to come.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The gravel bucket illustrates the essential conditions for the law to apply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The problem with this way of thinking is that each of us contributes an infinitesimally small drop in the bucket of global greenhouse gases.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Yes, the 1985 Steven Spielberg adventure, early in which Mikey, from his porch, opens the front gate for Chunk using a device that employs a bowling ball, bucket, balloon, chicken, football, and sprinkler.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Smithy punctuated the term by plunging the hot iron into a bucket of water.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri