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Step up to the barre for a baker's dozen of dreamy dance flicks.
—EW.com, 21 May 2024
For now, this kind of performance is extremely rare, limited to less than a baker's dozen of owners.
—Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023
So, yes, that doesn't bode well for the baker's dozen of other declared Democratic and Republican candidates.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
Rose Foods also sells retail items like a baker's dozen of bagels and tubs of cream cheese for people to take home with them.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
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First Known Use
1596, in the meaning defined above
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“Baker's dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baker%27s%20dozen. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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baker's dozen
noun
: thirteen
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