buckets
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Around 50 people huddled over large buckets of food at the tiny Gansbaai mosque, which was crammed with people and belongings, sharing one toilet and a single tap.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Every day, women queue with buckets beneath a white-hot sky.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Fallen fruit squishes under shoes as people walk back to the scales with their buckets full of red Bing and Brooks cherries, and yellow Rainiers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Families rent crab pots and put their catch in plastic buckets held by delighted children.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
We form a line that stretches from the river to the fort, and we pass the buckets quickly, one to another.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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