bucket

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Bucket shop patrons were positioned heavily for Amalgamated to rise, so the proprietors shorted the stock “to establish as low a quotation as possible,” the Journal wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In 2007, “The Bucket List,” a movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman about two terminally ill men and their quest to live life to its fullest during their final days, was released.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

Bucket Listers founder Andy Lederman says the demand for this experience has “surpassed every expectation” that the company had.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Bishop told BBC Radio Merseyside he included a date at the Frog and Bucket on his current tour on the 25th anniversary of that first appearance.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

By evening, it lay four feet deep around the tiny house, and Mr. Bucket had to dig a path from the front door to the road.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl