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The U.S. dollar index—which measures the greenback against a basket of other major currencies—fell 0.4% to 101.45, making dollar-denominated bullion more affordable for overseas buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Citi’s tactical basket of growth equities lagged its value basket by 4.1% last week and by a huge 32% over the past month.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
"This feels like a consumer who still wants the occasion, but is paying much closer attention to what goes into the basket."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Sexton was at his best in the third quarter, scoring 11 of his 21 points, flexing and pounding his chest after a made basket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The room had a cavernous feeling despite the windows behind the desk—which was well-ordered with a blotter, a lamp, a telephone, and a wire basket of papers weighed down by a pair of scissors.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
American Airlines includes Think Jerky products in its first-class snack baskets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
“The eels are going to squirm out; you need multiple baskets where the holes don’t overlap,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The murky, magnificent Eel River was once a highway for the Wailaki people, who navigated by canoe and hauled goods between villages in cone-shaped baskets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Somebody washed the ramekins and refilled the baskets.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
It never occurred to any of us children that we ourselves were poor; “the poor” were people you took baskets to.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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