buckets

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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

Each year, as families wander through the Leona Valley orchards with red buckets, it’s not unusual to hear Spanish, Persian, Korean and Japanese as well as English.

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

He recommends dividing work tasks into three buckets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Flowers, greens, and buckets forgotten, we ran across the prairie, joined at the hands and wobbling like an unwieldy snake.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson