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crate

[kreyt] / kreɪt /
NOUN
wooden container
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Moving a roughly 86-ton spacecraft, especially without damaging it, is not as simple as placing a Pablo Picasso in a padded crate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

It is important and inspirational and hopefully encourages others to pick up their pens or head off to do some crate digging or other cultural archeology.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Then, his father pulled a milk crate up to a hedge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Video showed customs officers prying open a crate to find the rock, its surface grey and rugged.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

All I could think of was luring the chickens into the dog crate.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones




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