carton
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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
Sipping a juice out of a carton -- his one indulgence for the game -- he came to the cafe after spending 20 hours without power at home.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
Suddenly, the half-empty carton of cream in the fridge, the berries on the brink of collapse and the hamburger buns lingering in the bread box stop looking like scraps and start looking like material.
From Salon ● May 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 thing the next morning, while they munched apples and passed the milk carton around, Dicey told the others about her encounter of the night before.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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
“Mummy, I don’t like that. Get the blue one,” Dike said, as Aunty Uju put cartons of cereal in the cart.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
