jar

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In arguing his case for punitive damages, Kaley's attorney Mark Lanier - a folksy Texas litigator - had shown the jury a jar of M&Ms.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“Not lawyer arguments, not props like a glass of water or a jar of M&Ms, But actual proof in evidence.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

I left a note with a jar of honey.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Here, she discusses her self-talk in the mirror, the significance of her Mason jar and the giant middle finger on her closet floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Behind her on the kitchen table two parcels were tied up in napkins: cold fried chicken, a roasting ear, a jar each of pickled peaches for sure, and I don’t know what all.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck