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pot

[pot] / pɒt /


NOUN
marijuana
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Within the exhibition halls, a bedroom, living room and kitchen -- complete with a glass jug, coffee pot, and spice containers -- recreate details of daily life in the homes of southern Lebanese residents.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

That’s just a sliver of the $655 million total pot for the competing national teams, depending on performance.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

They directed consumers to isolate the plant immediately, keep it in the original pot away from other plants and out of the trash or compost.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The scent of Mexican spiced coffee brewed in a clay pot wafts through the front room.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

When they got to their yard, they went directly to the sandbox where Sam's big tin shovel was lying beside a dented kitchen pot.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

She noted that one elder from Kwaaymii Laguna Band of Indians responded with concerns about mud pots and other resources in the area, but it was more than five months after the consultation period closed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Thanawat Gaweenuntavong, the youngest uncle at 59, started his restaurant in 1985 with pots of the original stock.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Teams also use seismic and acoustic listening devices, which resemble little pots or cans on wires linked up to devices, to try to locate survivors.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

"They stole everything: our clothes, shoes, utensils, pots, cups, glasses."

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

Nhamo filled one of the pots with live coals and perched it in a pool of water at the bottom of the boat.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

One such element she shared in her posts is a large brown boucle and wood chair that sits atop a beige rug, alongside a large potted plant.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Residents can also keep spaced-out potted plants under this height, as long as they’re easily movable.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 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

And it also shined a spotlight on Gabbard’s effectiveness in her position, since she basically serves the function of a potted plant.

From Salon Mar. 22, 2026

It was a strange, rather small room with large potted plants—some of them floor to ceiling.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

After yesterday's first session, O'Sullivan led 7-2, and stretched that advantage with a break of 62 before potting nine reds and eight blacks at the start of the 10th frame.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

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

“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

And it’s true that Anne, currently addicted to playing some farm game on her iPad and not using the potting shed, complete with kiln, that Nick built her, has let joy leak from her life.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2025

And then, being in a heady, sharing sort of mood, I explain the wheelchair, the potting soil, and Rosa, like it’s all perfectly normal.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen




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