pot
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“This is a better way to resolve the situation than settlement money sitting in a pot somewhere,” Haage said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Still, he said that Trump's comments have "taken some heat out of the worst-case inflation fears, but the geopolitical pot is still simmering".
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
I did the same: three dishes for lunch on my own, a whole fried fish in a sweet-tart sauce, braised pork in a clay pot, and tofu in a sizzling skillet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
It's when people can donate into a pot of money that can be claimed by others to cover the cost of things like a coffee or a book.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
I put some snow in the bottom of the pot, then the frozen meat.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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Hannah said gardening offered a "safe space" to "take control of your little space of land or your balcony or your pots in the kitchen or whatever you're able to have".
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
She has approached smaller foundations like the Rose Foundation, an environmental group based in Oakland, in hopes of cobbling together enough smaller pots of money for a large project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Residents in the worst-affected areas have vented their frustrations by setting piles on trash on fire or banging on pots and pans.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Her father, a classically trained oil painter, kept a potter’s wheel in the garage, throwing pots as a hobby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The water pots had been neglected, the pumpkins unwatered, the mealies unstamped.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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Depicted with potted plants, ample relaxation room, and chic luggage storage under Saarinen tulip tables, the people mover, the video promises, “will perhaps be best known for its convenience and its feeling of luxury.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
One such element she shared in her posts is a large brown boucle and wood chair that sits atop a beige rug, alongside a large potted plant.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Two crossing paths divide the space into four quarters planted with lavender and potted lemon trees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
He potted the green as the 16th red before adding his opening black and then reeling off 15 reds, 13 further blacks and two pinks before clearing the final six colours to reach 153.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
They were staring past her, into the grand Victorian space of the ward, the lofty pillars, the potted palms, the neatly ranged beds and their pure, turned-down sheets.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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Comedian Alan Carr has lodged plans to convert a potting shed at his castle in the Scottish Borders into a cafe and estate shop.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Wu Yize produced a devastating exhibition of potting to thrash an out-of-sorts Xiao Guodong 6-0 as he progressed into the semi-finals of the Masters at Alexandra Palace.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
She created Petersham Nurseries Café, with a dirt floor, wobbly old chairs, secondhand cooking gear installed in a former potting shed, and a simple menu based on whatever was growing in the adjacent garden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
And it’s true that Anne, currently addicted to playing some farm game on her iPad and not using the potting shed, complete with kiln, that Nick built her, has let joy leak from her life.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
So I put a big sack of potting soil in the seat and try again.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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