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basket

[bas-kit] / ˈbæs kɪt /


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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

Luka Doncic scores 41 points, but Portland Trail Blazers match the Lakers basket for basket and come out on top of high-scoring game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

A basket of AI-linked stocks fueled $138 billion in paper gains for 13 of the largest public-pension funds between the end of 2022 and June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The actress stars in a finger-wagging fairy tale as a woman in a patriarchal world who gets a dream husband played by Alexander Skarsgård—and assembled by the local basket weaver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

He hesitated before he pushed the basket aside and cleared his throat.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

These highly detailed tableaux of laundromats speak to immigrant life as characters from East Asian mythology and Mexican traditions tumble around washers, buy detergent from vending machines, and mingle in laundry baskets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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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