buckets

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Around 50 people huddled over large buckets of food at the tiny Gansbaai mosque, which was crammed with people and belongings, sharing one toilet and a single tap.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

In south Wales, photos posted online showed drinks cans, footballs, buckets and spades and even a lilo and flippers abandoned at Barry Island beach.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Fallen fruit squishes under shoes as people walk back to the scales with their buckets full of red Bing and Brooks cherries, and yellow Rainiers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Maurten’s head of sports tech, Josh Rowe, recalls how, not long ago, major races used to have sick buckets at the finish line for queasy finishers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

It looked like an old storage closet, brooms and buckets pushed haphazardly to the side.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray