buckets

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So did the tar pulls, an interactive exhibit where visitors test their strength against levers submerged in buckets of asphalt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Every day, women queue with buckets beneath a white-hot sky.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

But handwashing is done in plastic buckets -- a sign of the tardiness of the response to an outbreak many fear could be among the worst in the virus's history.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

When fires broke out, flames could engulf an entire train car, forcing Woods to act quickly to contain the blaze with buckets of water and shovelfuls of sand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Just about the time I was finished, Pa came out to take the milk buckets.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney