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  • present tense form of bucket (3rd person singular).
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buckets

NOUN
container, often for liquids, with handle
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Woodall returned at the cafe’s request, filming the stained, decaying ceiling and the water-catching buckets and coffee pots on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Their concerns fall mostly into two buckets: loss-of-control and human misuse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

When you get to the end of each year, Chatzky said to look at the performance of each of the buckets and think about what you may need to move as the years go by.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Volunteer firefighters were using "whatever we have. Sometimes we use buckets, and even those aren't enough", said Yonas, adding that the teams were also in need of food and protective gear, including masks.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

We handed the buckets to Karl, and he threw the water at the fire.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson



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