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carton

[kahr-tn] / ˈkɑr tn /


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Once in the U.S., an associate then distributes the packages inside the carton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

A few pounds of tomatoes, a carton of eggs or a bottle of cooking oil can consume a week’s wages.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2026

But according to the CPI, the average price of a carton of large Grade A eggs has fallen 48%.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

I think about this for a minute, digging my spoon around the ice cream carton to find the biggest chocolate chips.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Customs and Border Protection officers at the port of Cincinnati identified roughly 5,000 shipments of unapproved peptides, including retatrutide, shipped through large cartons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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

The plant makes tissues, printer paper, cups, plates, cartons, and other goods, according to CBS, the BBC's US partner.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

He was already across the room, pulling the top box off a stack of cartons in the corner and rummaging in the one under it.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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