carton

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A few pounds of tomatoes, a carton of eggs or a bottle of cooking oil can consume a week’s wages.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

But according to the CPI, the average price of a carton of large Grade A eggs has fallen 48%.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Newsom, aware that he’s entering lame-duck status, has jokingly called himself “a milk carton with a sell-by date” and admitted “these questions about who’s next and all that are uncomfortable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

And the price spikes to £2 a carton could, with for example better weather, simply reverse.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

Dad is back in the kitchen, fetching a carton of milk.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins