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[pak-it] / ˈpæk ɪt /


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Once the Court had those documents and the amicus briefs, the whole packet was distributed to the justices at 10 separate conferences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Ella has been poorly in the past because of her severe picky eating - we had no choice but to give her ultra-processed food from a packet."

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

While it’s probably a good idea to try and rely a bit less heavily on packaged snack foods, there’s no major danger from allowing your tiny humans to have their regular packet of fish-shaped crackers.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

Using your products sparingly can also save you a packet in the long term.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

On January 1, 1812, a short but cordial note went out from Quincy to Monticello, relaying family news and referring to two pieces of Homespun coming along by separate packet.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Bottles of oil, packets of salt and a few tin cans lie among the debris.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Also in the bag are packets of his favourite sweets.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Tiny packets of mechanical vibration called phonons can then serve as carriers that move information between qubit nodes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

Open my pantry and you’ll see a glorious sight of orange and pink packets lining the middle shelf.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

‘We ran off with nothing but a couple of spare packets of Iembas, and left everything else behind.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Poles, who spend the day in swimming shorts or underwear, change into their baggy uniforms and hunt-and-peck on the typewriters, turning out reports to be packeted to Can Tho.

From Time Magazine Archive

She spoke the last three words aloud in her intensity, so bitterly, that the two men, packeting together the papers, turned quickly.

From Little Miss By-The-Day by Lucille Van Slyke




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