pot

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Take, for instance, a pot of white beans built for speed.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The gladiator depicted on the cover of “Those Who Are About to Die” has the beginnings of a pot belly and bears not the slightest physical resemblance to Kirk Douglas or Russell Crowe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

When you start collecting Social Security at 64, you’ll add another $4,100 to the pot, which leaves you with a more modest shortfall of $1,800 a month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Officials decided to sweeten the pot by offering to export the “Taiwan model” of high-tech industrial clusters to America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“Just some chairs and tables and a sofa and a big coffee pot and a little refrigerator.”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson