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pot

[pot] / pɒt /


NOUN
marijuana
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The pot was compact enough to fit in a palm, with a simple rim, a smooth dull gray surface, and no decoration.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

When is the Champions League draw and who is in each pot?

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb seems to take great delight in insulting you, especially after the politician River was supposed to protect gets hit on the head by a pot of paint and dies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Cook the pasta: Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil and cook the pasta until just shy of al dente.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

I tuck the pot under my arm, try not to be irritated that it still looks awful and maybe even worse than last time.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Hannah said gardening offered a "safe space" to "take control of your little space of land or your balcony or your pots in the kitchen or whatever you're able to have".

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

In some parts of the city, protesters regularly bang pots and pans in nighttime demonstrations known as cacerolazos.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Cubans who once feared government reprisals now criticize the country's leaders and have taken to banging pots and pans in regular nighttime protests.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

They also divide money into different pots, including savings and smaller funds for predictable spending like haircuts.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

He began learning to make household items like plates and pots.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Depicted with potted plants, ample relaxation room, and chic luggage storage under Saarinen tulip tables, the people mover, the video promises, “will perhaps be best known for its convenience and its feeling of luxury.”

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

That red was potted, but, out of position, Higgins then missed the following black, although it did not prove crucial as he sealed an incredible victory, having trailed 8-3 and 9-4.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

Two crossing paths divide the space into four quarters planted with lavender and potted lemon trees.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

In one corner, Biles and Owens have added a potted plant to inject some greenery into the room, while floor-to-ceiling curtains hang over the sliding walls of glass.

From MarketWatch Mar. 24, 2026

Amid its gold-embossed columns and potted ferns, Elizebeth and William scanned the apartment sections in the local newspapers, looking for a place of their own.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

She created Petersham Nurseries Café, with a dirt floor, wobbly old chairs, secondhand cooking gear installed in a former potting shed, and a simple menu based on whatever was growing in the adjacent garden.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

She started propagating succulent and houseplant cuttings, potting them in vessels she got from neighbors on a Buy Nothing group.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2025

“I would trade potting soil to a man who owned a vegan restaurant in exchange for food. You always get what you need here.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2025

The players then traded frames, with Zhao breaking the right corner pocket potting the black while crafting an 86 to draw level at 4-4.

From BBC May 1, 2025

“Don’t feel like you have to watch over the crazy girl pushing a load of potting soil. I’ll be fine.”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen




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