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bag

[bag] / bæg /


NOUN
special interest or activity
Synonyms


VERB
droop
Synonyms


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Much of the second-quarter earnings season is in the bag, and equity market bulls can argue the growth in corporate profits is acting as a fundamental support for stocks that sit around record highs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

During the day, shoppers had to queue up for bag searches - a custom that Ervine grew up believing was the norm.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

There is no red banner telling me this particular bag is unsafe.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

When suddenly, from the depths of this cave, he pulled out a very crumpled, brown paper bag with soft, ivory fabric peaking out between the twine handles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

There’s a tote bag at her feet that says Jefferson Middle School—the middle school one town over, where Avery’s crush, Collin, went.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

By comparison, most of the bags at Coach and Ralph Lauren are priced below $1,000, although some of Ralph Lauren’s purses sell for $20,000 or more.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Local message boards on Facebook show residents filling bags with sand to protect their homes and inquiring whether stores remained open in the early hours on Saturday.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

At Narita, sleeping bags piled up as passengers slept all over the terminal, with massive lines forming for check-in across the airport.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Two decades ago, customers grumbled about U.S. airlines charging for checked bags, which was the start of all the unbundling that followed.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Now, as they tottered back to the Grand Dame under the weight of several heavy bags of loaves and pletzels, an unusual silence fell.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Then I round the corner toward the bagged vegetables and point my phone at a package of Earthbound Farm broccoli florets.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

It’s safe to eat lettuce and bagged salad greens again now that cyclospora cases are declining — at least in Michigan.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

In the past, foods including bagged salad mixes, fresh cilantro, fresh basil, raspberries, snow peas and scallions have been linked to cyclosporiasis.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Spain’s victory now means that the tournament’s top defense will take on none other than France, the country that has bagged the most goals at this World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Jorge Cruz played idly with the cards as Mr. Rodriguez bagged Angela’s purchases.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers

Deutch is perfect casting for plucky Gail, who commits to bagging Hamm with such gumption that she jumps on a hotel mattress like a little kid.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Investment banks are bagging lush payments as mergers and acquisitions boom.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

For Jane, it’s either that or bagging groceries at Trader Joe’s.

From Salon Mar. 26, 2026

Pharrell Williams was an early winner on the night, bagging best rap performance for his feature on Clipse and Kendrick Lamar's Chains & Whips.

From BBC Feb. 1, 2026

I drove to the only grocery store in town, called Stokes, and applied for a job bagging groceries.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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