carton
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Sipping a juice out of a carton -- his one indulgence for the game -- he came to the cafe after spending 20 hours without power at home.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
The list price rose 5% to $4,193 for a carton, or one month’s supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
I get that affordability is the message, and as someone who bought both a steak and a carton of milk this week, I understand just how powerful that issue is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
I’ve been quietly working on this one for months — a small obsession that started as a way to use up a half-empty carton of buttermilk and turned, somehow, into a quest.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025
They ate potatoes, tomatoes, and bread for supper and passed around the carton of milk.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
Patz was the first missing child to be featured on milk cartons as part of a nationwide search.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
At the site of the strike, items from the shop such as cartons of yoghurt and bottles of fizzy drinks were buried among the debris, along with household items including children's clothes and toys.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
Restaurant supply stores and depots are treasure troves for the kinds of paper goods you see at bakeries and farmers’ markets: granola bags, pastry pouches, cookie boxes, cake cartons.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025
California milk cartons may lose their coveted recycling symbol, the one with the chasing arrows, potentially threatening the existence of the ubiquitous beverage containers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
After her seventy-four cartons of material were delivered, she went home.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
