sack
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We looked at maps, got advice on where to go next and ate our sack lunches at a picnic table, marveling at those green slopes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Investigators took a swab from a leftover pizza crust Heuermann threw out in 2023, linking him to a hair found on the burlap sack Waterman’s remains were found in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
"If he was in my team, he'd be gone. It's utterly appalling. She should denounce his comments and she should sack him," he said at PMQs.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Lake proceeded to sack more than 85% of the agency's employees - more than 1,000 staff at VOA alone - leaving just a handful of employees in their jobs.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Picking up my gunny sack, I whispered to Rowdy, “I’m not sure, boy, but I think I saw something. It could have been a monkey. Come on, let’s hide and see what happens.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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