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carton

[kahr-tn] / ˈkɑr tn /


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She includes any information-seeking act, from a verbal interrogative to the sniff one might give a carton of milk to gauge its freshness.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

I ping-ponged from soft cheeses to eggs and squash, then past a gelato cart and a table crowded with jams, pepper jellies and a milk carton filled with VHS tapes.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

But according to the CPI, the average price of a carton of large Grade A eggs has fallen 48%.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

The list price rose 5% to $4,193 for a carton, or one month’s supply.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

First he put the carton down on top of the wagon and took things out of it.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

Patz was the first missing child to be featured on milk cartons as part of a nationwide search.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Influencers in cowboy hats chugged cartons of milk.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

The plant makes tissues, printer paper, cups, plates, cartons, and other goods, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner.

From BBC May 26, 2026

Deborah Oyaleke was sent into a large freezer room to verify cartons of frozen fish.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

I asked, thinking of JT and Red and the egg cartons.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine




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