buckets
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Fast-forward four years: I had nurtured nine baby giant sequoias that were now outgrowing their large plastic buckets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Neighbors line up in the same spot, marking their place with tanks, buckets and jerrycans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Standing before a 20-foot wall of bright blue buckets, he tells one, facing the wrong way, that they don’t carry buckets, that they’re old-fashioned and no one uses them anymore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
A growing cadre of volunteers increasingly helps with the next step, the actual harvest, scooping acorns off the ground and into bags and buckets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The custodian’s name is Mrs. Krajewska, and she warms to me as soon as she realizes I’m not put off by water buckets and outdoor toilets.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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