as in ton
a considerable amount
picked up a bushel of decorations at the after-Christmas sale
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Recent Examples of bushel
Perhaps, for some Bears players, that heaviness inside the locker room late Sunday had something to do with how familiar this loss felt, with the offense failing to capitalize on another strong outing by the defense and squandering a bushel full of golden opportunities.
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2024
Already, 2,000 bushel bags of cones have been collected by Cal Fire foresters.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
Rocio Fabbro walks us through Apple’s bushel of new offerings.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 1 Sep. 2024
Seafood dealers would pick from his various packets, trying to assemble just the right mix of pepper, mustard powder, and salt for their bushels of steamed crabs.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2024
Already, 2,000 bushel bags of cones have been collected by Cal Fire foresters.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
Rocio Fabbro walks us through Apple’s bushel of new offerings.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 1 Sep. 2024
Seafood dealers would pick from his various packets, trying to assemble just the right mix of pepper, mustard powder, and salt for their bushels of steamed crabs.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024
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The Port of Baltimore, which intakes more cars and light trucks than any other port in the U.S., did not fully reopen until early June following a massive salvage effort that involved the removal of the ship and thousands of tons of steel and concrete from the river.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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There’s not much of use aside from tons of fancy guitars, but Dex ends up stumbling on evidence of a future crime, a shredded image of Mad Dog’s next target, Omar Reyes, who is about to testify in a RICO case.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Who won and lost Wisconsin politics in 2024? After a whirlwind year for national and state politics, Dan Bice takes stock of the winners and losers, with input from a dozen Democratic and Republican politicos.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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Riot doubled the size of the group tasked with connecting its games to the entertainment industry to more than two dozen people.Cecilia D’Anastasio, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Telecom mergers and acquisitions on the rise Potential buyers could be among a slew of companies and private equity firms jockeying for position in the U.S. broadband market, including Verizon and T-Mobile.Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2024
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In recent years wearable technology has given us a slew of sports, training, fitness and navigation tools, from heart rate monitors and step counters to GPS golf watches and trail maps for hiking in the woods.Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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The pollen of the mountain cedar isn't especially allergenic, but the sheer quantity released by the trees during December and January means that concentrations in the air are very high in some areas.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The emergence of a capitalist market economy put ever greater demand on quantification (the act of counting or measuring the quantity of something), calculation and bookkeeping skills.James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Large numbers of new people coming into the home and descending on piles of food and Christmas decorations easily trigger anxious dogs − and worst-case scenario, someone could get bit or your dog could eat something dangerous.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Decked out in glittery gold flowers and yellow lights, the trees are surrounded by piles of new and unwrapped toys.Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
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Aficionados have begun feverishly hunting the best of this new bunch, turning some of the rarer offerings into virtual unicorns.David Rosoff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Before that, The Menu, a bunch of X-Men movies as Beast, and one of my favorite roles of his, a self-aware zombie in Warm Bodies.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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For most consumers, Thompson said, using just one provider may save them a significant chunk of money in 2025.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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That's a significant chunk, on top of other financing alternatives like bank loans and cobbling together groups of other wealthy individuals (e.g., how Josh Harris bought the Washington Commanders).Dan Primack, Axios, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Bushel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushel. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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