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Recent Examples of crate
Johanson unlocked the crate, Bowie hopped out, and the partners moved into position inside the building.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
What do a nopal (a prickly pear cactus) a bicycle stand, crates, a wooden bench, a plastic table and worn knives have in common?
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
His five-acre farm once produced dozens of crates of oranges every year, but the water crisis left him struggling financially, and he was forced to sell.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
The video circulated in August and showed two women abandoning a crate full of cats outside the Antioch Animal Shelter.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
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Police charged a 50-year-old man with felony death by vehicle and driving while impaired in a fatal wreck in Gastonia on Wednesday night, court records show.—
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According to the Texas Department of Transportation’s Fort Worth office, all westbound lanes of I-30 at Chapel Creek are closed due to the wreck.—
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Remember the scene in Marvel's The Avengers, when Bruce Banner transformed into the hulk and punched a Chitauri Leviathan in the face, bringing it to a sudden halt?—
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Betty Gilpin as the strong-willed Crete Garfield; Nick Offerman as Chester Arthur, Garfield’s scheming hulk of a vice president; and especially Shea Whigham as Sen. Roscoe Conkling, a New York political boss whose power Garfield wants to circumvent, are magnetic and entertaining.—
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Use a rotary beater for an extra-frothy drink.—
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Dosunmu scored 14 points in the first half on 6-for-7 shooting, including a half-court buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter.—
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Possible Worsening of Acid Reflux Symptoms Many juices, such as orange, lemon, and pineapple, are highly acidic and can worsen symptoms in people with acid reflux.—
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This dish will do the trick with crispy chicken and fresh zucchini tossed in a tender linguine with a robust lemon flavor.—
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Stan would then state how urgently this jalopy was in need of cleaning, and Sandra might remark dryly how men never change.—
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Her ride is a jalopy of a propeller plane piloted by Daryl (Wahlberg), who turns out to be a Mob hit man.—
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“Crate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crate. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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