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item

[ahy-tuhm, ahy-tem] / ˈaɪ təm, ˈaɪ tɛm /


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In its latest survey of members, the Baby Bank Alliance found school uniform was reported as a priority item for the first time.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

WRIGHT: We need to rebuild our menu and do so at the ingredient level, at the item level, at the menu-category level.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

A 2019 study by the University of Tasmania, published in Scientific Reports, found balloons were "the highest-risk plastic debris item" for seabirds, carrying a mortality risk 32 times higher than ingesting hard plastics.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

For now, the gap in scale makes this a watch item, not an earnings story.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

“What item was it you were at, Wemmick, when Mr. Pip came in?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Sanft questioned Ladd about the Excalibur letter, and the retired detective conceded he did not have the items and none of them referenced Davis.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

California already has millions of these items, referred to as distributed energy resources, and the bill would make it easier for utilities to tap them when electricity demand is high.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Cheese and other dairy items Canada is targeting are produced in Wisconsin, New England and other states.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

During its first term of operation, it saw more than 1,500 items reused across 24 schools.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

She begins to take items out from her tote bag: a large cloth for us to sit on, a box she says contains small vials of essential oils.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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