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buckets

NOUN
container, often for liquids, with handle
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His job hauling buckets of sewage from the latrines was no fun.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 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

For the experienced seagrass seed collectors, buckets soon begin to fill with the tips of stems.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

And as predictably as the tides, a wine-dark sea of merch has risen up around the release: T-shirts, videogames, souvenir popcorn buckets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Kids are running up and down the wet sand chasing geese, while the younger ones seat themselves in the sand, buckets and shovels in hand.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam



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