basket
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In June it dropped to its weakest against a basket of trading partners and adjusted for inflation in data going back to 1970.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Seeing eggs, rice, yogurt in writing makes it easier to recognize what a bunch of greens or a basket of cucumbers could become—and easier to pivot when the ingredient I imagined isn’t there.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
"You wouldn't send someone in your family out to get the weekly shop without any kind of detailed instructions as to what you expect in that shopping basket, right?"
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
When Broussard and his friend attempted to put Catzilla into the fishing basket, with the intention of then releasing it, the 50-pounder violently thrashed and slipped free.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Anna had rags in her basket to wrap around our hands.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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
She preps "summer baskets" which include puzzle books, reading books and snacks to curb any boredom.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
With the game tied at 60 entering the fourth quarter, Phoenix scored consecutive baskets and never trailed again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
“The only reason the board would need to put their eggs, or us, or whatever, in separate baskets would be if the Academy was vulnerable. But that’s impossible, isn’t it?”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
