bucket shop
Example Sentences
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The subsequent investigation under New York’s Martin Act brought down the Consolidated, and helped end the heyday of the bucket shop.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The bucket shop occupied a similar gray zone as the local bookie.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Pressler sat on the board of Sky Capital LLC, a defunct bucket shop run by the fraudster, Ross Mandell.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2014
Ryanair, the "no frills" bucket shop airline, has finally confirmed that passengers will now be charged to use the loo.
From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2010
The bucket shop was in a small wooden building.
From Scattergood Baines by Kelland, Clarence Budington
