pot
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Within the exhibition halls, a bedroom, living room and kitchen -- complete with a glass jug, coffee pot, and spice containers -- recreate details of daily life in the homes of southern Lebanese residents.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Related: ‘We’re worried the honey pot will run dry’: Does the government borrow from my Social Security to fund federal programs?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Trump Accounts estimates the $1,000 starting pot could rise to $6,000 by the time a child reaches 18 even without any further contributions.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The scent of Mexican spiced coffee brewed in a clay pot wafts through the front room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
When you are the frog in the pot, you sometimes congratulate yourself for surviving the heat, failing to notice the temperature increasing.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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"Sticking with the same budget level is disappointing," she said, urging ministers to introduce full details of the scheme's optional and collaborative funding pots quickly.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
She noted that one elder from Kwaaymii Laguna Band of Indians responded with concerns about mud pots and other resources in the area, but it was more than five months after the consultation period closed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 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 ● Jul. 14, 2026
Thanawat Gaweenuntavong, the youngest uncle at 59, started his restaurant in 1985 with pots of the original stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
I spent my time planting the seeds Abuelita Remedios had given me in large ceramic pots.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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For readers enjoying their potted orchids at home, Mr. Haskell has a sobering message.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
In one corner, Biles and Owens have added a potted plant to inject some greenery into the room, while floor-to-ceiling curtains hang over the sliding walls of glass.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
And it also shined a spotlight on Gabbard’s effectiveness in her position, since she basically serves the function of a potted plant.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026
In frame two, he potted 10 reds and 10 blacks but his attempt of a maximum 147 break ended on 80.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
Kaajal was the potted eyeliner that was hugely popular in Mamma’s youth, a trend which she apparently hadn’t noticed had died away sometime in the ’70s.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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Depending on what they learn, the fix for future planting projects could be as simple as mixing a bit of native earth into the potting soil where the Joshua tree seedlings are grown.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
He also met a group of primary school pupils taking part in potting in the foundation's Growing Together, Cooking Together programme.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 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
“You have to do your homework and decide what’s right for you. You can always raise food in potting soil in containers or raised beds.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2025
On a local level, terra preta is valuable enough for locals to dig it up and sell as potting soil, an activity that, alas, has already destroyed countless artifacts.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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