carton

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A few pounds of tomatoes, a carton of eggs or a bottle of cooking oil can consume a week’s wages.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 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

I get that affordability is the message, and as someone who bought both a steak and a carton of milk this week, I understand just how powerful that issue is.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

In September 1943, Dobzhansky launched an attempt to demonstrate variation, selection, and evolution in a single experiment—to re-create the Galápagos in a carton.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee