sack
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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
One of several similar images, it illustrates an old Flemish proverb that can be politely translated as “Whoever holds a sack of gold will always have flatterers.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Brady upped the ante after Sports Illustrated playfully asked how many WWE wrestlers it would take to sack him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Ratcliffe opted to given Erik ten Hag a new contract following United's FA Cup final victory over Manchester City in 2024 - only to sack him less than three months into the following season.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Feeling hurt all over but letting on that I hadn’t noticed anything, I handed the sack of candy to Daisy and said, “Guess what’s happened?”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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