jar
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You can generally find these items for between $15 and $40 for a two- to four-ounce jar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Everyone has a different jar of jelly beans with which to make their calculations.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Richard Thomas came out carrying venison and beef sausage, banana nut bread, a dog toy and a jar of apple maple bacon jam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Claire Salinda: Your composition captures flowers, chamoy and other candies and fruit sumptuously arranged in and around a ceramic jar from LACMA’s permanent collection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Ms. Willis had her hot chocolate in a jelly jar and Dean swigged from a soup bowl.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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Dishes include a lentil soup that she sells to-go in 1-liter jars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Maybe the pantry has an easier time earning our affection because it sits there so beautifully, all jars and tins and labels facing forward.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Another reader stores leftovers and produce in Mason jars or reusable silicone bags instead of disposable zip-top bags.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
These small mesh tents cover less than a square meter of ground and funnel emerging insects into glass jars.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
It was my favorite class because it was the only one held in a regular classroom—no jars of cow hearts, no smell of formaldehyde, no cages full of screaming monkeys.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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I’ve happily sung the praises of jarred garlic and frozen ginger cubes.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
On Saturday, HiPP recalled its entire range of jarred purées sold in Spar supermarkets in Austria, saying consuming them many be potentially "life-threatening".
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
Scientists, jarred by Beecher’s findings, grew more invested in ruling out the possibility that a drug’s effects were due to placebo.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026
The lack of clarity raises the prospect that the chaos of the past few days, which jarred markets and stress tested trans-Atlantic diplomacy, could return in the near future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Every movement of the boat jarred him, and each time he moved, he grew whiter and whiter.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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The roughly 7 million student-loan borrowers who were enrolled in SAVE, a Biden-era repayment program, will likely experience some of the most jarring changes over the next few months.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Perhaps no one is entirely consistent, but with Jefferson the disparity could be jarring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Heil said he had just visited an exhibit featuring art made by artificial intelligence - an experience which he described as jarring.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Whether in use as memorable transitions, to deliver a sonic hit of nostalgia or to underscore a jarring cliffhanger, songs pack emotional punch — and leave us wanting more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Waking up to a phone call at dawn was more jarring than an alarm clock interrupting my dream.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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