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bucket

[buhk-it] / ˈbʌk ɪt /
NOUN
container, often for liquids, with handle
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There’s also annual nondiscrimination testing that can limit how much high earners are allowed to put into that bucket, and in some plans the contributions get refunded after year-end.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

The bucket was placed on the floor, after which a "splash" was heard.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

In 1901, bucket shops were the hottest outlet for speculation, with people betting on whether the next tick in U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

And the $12.5 billion he will receive from the Lakers flip is only a drop in the bucket.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

One day about the middle of the afternoon, I took a broom and a bucket of water and walked up to Daisy’s playhouse.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

That morning in May, Mamta waited beside the handpump as other families filled their buckets, three empty plastic containers at her feet.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Donations to colleges fall into two buckets: those for general use and those restricted to a specific purpose by the benefactor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

When his fresh water ran out on July 11, he collected drinking water by filling buckets with seawater and capturing the condensation beneath plastic bags he stretched over the buckets.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Racking up buckets of saves sent Billy Wagner and Trevor Hoffman to the Hall of Fame and turned flamethrowers like Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams and Eric “Game Over” Gagne into cult figures.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Akira had seen Cal Fire using similar buckets to drop water on the fire.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

“I think we need a more personalized approach for each individual in determining when they should actually start screening—not this bucketed start age,” Bea says.

From Scientific American Jun. 2, 2023

He said the Fed would revisit how firms were bucketed by size when it came to supervision and regulation.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2023

"The rain was horrendous. It literally bucketed down," said parish council vice-chairman Mike Palmer.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2021

Any captured water is bucketed to toilets for flushing.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2018

It’s outside, waiting to be bucketed, lifted inside, and decorated with paper chains and berries.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The helicopter pilot, 41, was helping with "bucketing" operations, in which specialised buckets suspended by cables are used to douse fires, officials said.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2023

Choosing value-based strategies, dividend stocks and bucketing approaches can help you navigate several market scenarios, Saglimbene said.

From Washington Post Dec. 21, 2022

“The water was still thigh-high at 7 a.m. and those who parked their cars in the streets were in panic because their vehicles were submerged … Other residents were bucketing out water from their homes.”

From Washington Times Sep. 5, 2022

“Generally the tiered model is a great approach and some of their general bucketing makes a lot of logical sense,” he said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 29, 2021

Well, at least it was better than bucketing rain, Victor thought as he pulled his hat down over his face.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke




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