the lot
noun
: all the things of a group
They sell tuxedos, business suits, casual wear …the lot.
This one's the best of the lot.
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Markley cleaned up the lot, painted the building black and set up a complex digital warehouse which stores data from more than a hundred customers ranging from hospitals to universities to police stations.
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David Wade, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Argentina’s bus was seen pulling into the lot just under two hours before kickoff.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Ellison purchased the southern portion of the lot for $35 million, and MacNeil bought the northern portion for $32 million, The Wall Street Journal reported.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
The new season offers a bunch of new faces, because what the show needed was new characters, with James Norton the best of the lot as Ormund Hightower, an ally to the Alicent/Aemond/Aegon power junta whose own motivations are only slowly revealing themselves.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
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David Wade, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Argentina’s bus was seen pulling into the lot just under two hours before kickoff.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Ellison purchased the southern portion of the lot for $35 million, and MacNeil bought the northern portion for $32 million, The Wall Street Journal reported.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
The new season offers a bunch of new faces, because what the show needed was new characters, with James Norton the best of the lot as Ormund Hightower, an ally to the Alicent/Aemond/Aegon power junta whose own motivations are only slowly revealing themselves.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
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“The lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20lot. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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