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Vows of eternal fellowship become veiled insults, then unveiled ones: “I suppose you think your mind is a lovely gift basket filled with mixed fruit with a bow on top?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

My wife is not a fan of tying up $2 million of equity in one building, as it effectively puts too many eggs in one basket.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

“When we have all those eggs in one basket, you are one really warm event from losing that cohort of fish.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“If it were a couple years ago, I’d go to the store and put it in the basket and not really think about it,” Wallace said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She ran to the basket and snatched Archie.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff