carton

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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

He reaches for his carton of milk — it’s empty.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 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’ve been quietly working on this one for months — a small obsession that started as a way to use up a half-empty carton of buttermilk and turned, somehow, into a quest.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

Wearing that plastic suit and carrying all that stuff, I could tell he was getting too hot; he stopped twice to rest and put the carton down.

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