pail
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The reality is, however, she can’t and won’t; at some point, the bell rings and she must put on her coveralls and shake the pail of lip liners in front of us.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Dan and Craig went up the hill to fetch a pail of glory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Our toddler’s diaper pail in the hollow of a crawl space mixed with the remnants of the dining room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025
The complete lineup also included a green pail with a monster design, an orange one with a skeleton design and a white one with a mummy design.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
Glenn was bringing his noon dinner and his breakfast too in a Karo syrup pail now.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Removing stagnant water, such as by emptying flowerpot plates, overturning unused pails and breaking up hardened soil, can help break the dengue transmission cycle.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Disney began selling simple souvenir popcorn pails in the 1990s and in 2010 introduced a 3D container modeled after Micky Mouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
Customers can customize their festive pails with themed stickers for “a truly monstrous makeover.”
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
Video taken by a bystander shows about 20 adults trying to dig her out using their hands and plastic pails, but the hole kept collapsing on itself.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
At noon one of old Grandma’s grand- nieces brought Ku’oosh two lard pails.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
