jar

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When arguing for punitive damages against the tech companies, Lanier held up a jar of 415 M&Ms to show how a $1 billion fine would be a fraction of Alphabet’s $415 billion in shareholder equity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

“Not lawyer arguments, not props like a glass of water or a jar of M&Ms, But actual proof in evidence.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

I left a note with a jar of honey.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

It clearly says "for research purposes only" on the label wrapped around the jar.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

I’ve had several unpleasant dreams where I’m encased in one of Gran’s glass paperweights or trapped beneath the bell jar that houses her arrangement of dried flowers and dead butterflies.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin