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item

[ahy-tuhm, ahy-tem] / ˈaɪ təm, ˈaɪ tɛm /


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Meat is expensive and it might cause friction if someone is paying for a pricey item they can’t even enjoy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

He maintained that when Duane Roberts bought the hotel, “he bought every single item. Every single item was the Roberts family’s personal property.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“We didn’t see it at the time, but item by inky item we were turning him into a New York icon,” wrote former Page Six reporter and editor Susan Mulcahy in a 2016 Politico piece.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

One group saw the image and description of the item they wanted to buy and an additional prompt that the item was likely to be out of stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It was a sack of candy for Daisy and me; and was one item that would never find its way to Papa’s bill.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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