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carton

[kahr-tn] / ˈkɑr tn /


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She includes any information-seeking act, from a verbal interrogative to the sniff one might give a carton of milk to gauge its freshness.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Sipping a juice out of a carton -- his one indulgence for the game -- he came to the cafe after spending 20 hours without power at home.

From Barron's Jun. 14, 2026

He reaches for his carton of milk — it’s empty.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2026

The list price rose 5% to $4,193 for a carton, or one month’s supply.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

Fadi nodded and carefully opened his carton of orange juice.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Police said they recovered more than 2,100 pairs of Nike shoes and 150 cartons of clothing worth an estimated $500,000.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Patz was the first missing child to be featured on milk cartons as part of a nationwide search.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Influencers in cowboy hats chugged cartons of milk.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

Reports on abysmally low rates of recycling for milk cartons and polystyrene had been widely shared even before that.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

Over the course of his or her life, a typical member of a modern affluent society will own several million artefacts—from cars and houses to disposable nappies and milk cartons.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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