basket

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When she sets screens on the perimeter and rolls to the basket or passes from a variety of spots on the court, it overloads defenses and opens up potent offensive options for the Bruins.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

“If it were a couple years ago, I’d go to the store and put it in the basket and not really think about it,” Wallace said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The average fund in the commodities broad basket Morningstar category gained 22.1%, making it the third-best-performing fund category.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Rather, she takes a plain white bag and decorates it to the max — an “Easter basket of sorts,” as she describes the final product.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Glenn brought a peck basket of them, from somewhere, and left it on Tansy’s desk.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck