buckets
Example Sentences
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Their concerns fall mostly into two buckets: loss-of-control and human misuse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“This is the most behavioral-finance approach,” Chatzky said — because when there’s turmoil, you have enough in the cash and fixed-income buckets that you don’t have to touch your stocks for 10 years.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Samantha Banner and her partner have been living without heating or hot water for most of her pregnancy, relying on washing in buckets filled with kettle-boiled water, camping showers, or travelling elsewhere.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Volunteer firefighters were using "whatever we have. Sometimes we use buckets, and even those aren't enough", said Yonas, adding that the teams were also in need of food and protective gear, including masks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
After the air around the buckets cooled and sank, it would lower the temperature around the president's bed.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
