pail
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The reality is, however, she can’t and won’t; at some point, the bell rings and she must put on her coveralls and shake the pail of lip liners in front of us.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Dan and Craig went up the hill to fetch a pail of glory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The complete lineup also included a green pail with a monster design, an orange one with a skeleton design and a white one with a mummy design.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
The simplicity of a brain plopped in a pail for scientific research becomes something of a mordant sight gag.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
Pa called, “Caroline, if you’ll come take this pail of honey, I’ll go unhitch.”
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Removing stagnant water, such as by emptying flowerpot plates, overturning unused pails and breaking up hardened soil, can help break the dengue transmission cycle.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
This aggressively oatmeal aesthetic has dominated infant care since around Gen Alpha’s midpoint in 2017, desaturating high chairs, play gyms and diaper pails from electric green to subtle sage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Schools hold mock water rationing exercises where water taps are shut off and students collect water in pails.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024
“Since the mid-19th century, miners, factory workers, dock hands, and other laborers have used sturdy dinner pails to hold hard-boiled eggs, vegetables, meat, coffee, pie, and other hardy fare.”
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2024
They went the wrong way first and took evasive action through a garage and around a stack of garbage pails.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
