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"This feels like a consumer who still wants the occasion, but is paying much closer attention to what goes into the basket."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Sexton was at his best in the third quarter, scoring 11 of his 21 points, flexing and pounding his chest after a made basket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The dollar was flat against a basket of global currencies, while bitcoin slipped 0.3% to hover above $80,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Front-month Brazilian real futures contracts weakened more than 10% against the dollar while a basket of Brazilian stocks tumbled over 27% in premarket trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
When I reached the tree, I gingerly removed the pixie nest and placed it in the side of Archie’s basket.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Big baskets of businesses can be investor-friendly if the components share certain financial characteristics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The issue there is that these futures contracts are underpinned by baskets of actual Treasurys, and the specific Treasury that the futures contract mirrors changes as bond yields move up and down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
At El Nopal, when the baskets arrive, nobody asks who is paying for this round.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Toy baskets are labeled in English, Spanish and Mandarin for transitional kindergarten students at a dual language Head Start program at Hillcrest Elementary School in Monterey Park on Aug. 21.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Aunt Chipo killed a chicken in honor of Vatete, who had returned with her, and several other relatives arrived from the other village with baskets of food.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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