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[bas-kit] / ˈbæs kɪt /


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The S&P 500 was built to represent a broad basket of the market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Because we’re realizing you probably shouldn’t put all your proverbial eggs — or both of a city’s most beloved sports teams — in one guy’s basket.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Delta has gotten rid of Michel et Augustin shortbread square cookies, the highlight of the Comfort+ snack basket for me.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

LendingTree, which also published a back-to-school survey, broke down the average K-12 spending basket as follows:

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Small red and yellow flowers and a trail of ivy spill out of the basket beneath them, and a tiny model of the medicine wheel on a spike adorns the center of the arrangement.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Ushers stood at all the exits of Great Festival Hall with baskets for donations for Venezuela.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

By then, the baskets had been picked over.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

The researchers placed two of these baskets opposite one another.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

A: Here are five companies to know, in two baskets:

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

When she had everything stored at the back of the cave, she built a fire, boiled pumpkin, and toasted a few soldier termites she cornered in the baskets.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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