basket

Example Sentences

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"If we don't protect the Aravalli, the northern Gangetic plains -- which is a food basket for the rest of the country -- would become a desert," he said.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Hand-checking starts at 70 feet from the basket.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

A BlackRock fund that tracks a basket of 20+ year Treasury bonds dropped 9% between the start of the war and May 19, when the 30-year Treasury yield hit its highest level in 19 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

For example, users might instruct their agents to root out risks created by being overly concentrated in one part of the market, or monitor a basket of promising semiconductor stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

He pulled down several bundles and plopped them into my basket.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu