pot

Example Sentences

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Growth from property taxes has given the county a small new pot of funds, which will be used largely to pay for increased salaries for county workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

He said he understood the minister wanted the executive to add more to that funding pot, so that Lyons could "go beyond the restrictive nature of that support".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Prof. Zaidner describes the region as a "melting pot" where different human populations came together and influenced one another.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

In 1894, the pair accidentally left a pot of boiled wheat to stand, and it dried out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

I turn the desiccated stump around in its pot, consider it from all angles.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam