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packet

[pak-it] / ˈpæk ɪt /


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Two decades earlier, Lindy, for her part, made a smash, and a packet, with “My Rainbow Starts With Black,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, seemingly based on her own dysfunctional family, and its Oscar-winning film adaptation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

When light strikes many carbon based materials, it creates a tightly bound packet of energy called an exciton -- a paired electron and hole.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

"We're only eating white rice. Hopefully I can get enough money together in the next couple of days for a packet of hot dogs, or three or four eggs."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

If unsure, Cho suggests undercooking slightly because the packet can return to the oven.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

“A packet of red paste and a tea tray, which might be iron or pewter.”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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