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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Estrada-Vicente, who was driving the vehicle, allegedly fled through the parking lot and exited the Home Depot plaza the wrong way via the one-way entrance to the plaza, nearly striking other cars attempting to pull into the lot, according to police.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
His mother was dousing the lot in ammonia, Michael said, but only to keep wildlife away from the parcel.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
But in my experience, on-duty car salespeople don’t really converse so much as work their way through a script to get whatever’s been sitting on the lot the longest into your driveway.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
According to the city’s rules for the district, any structure built on the lot would be limited to a height of 55 feet.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
His mother was dousing the lot in ammonia, Michael said, but only to keep wildlife away from the parcel.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
But in my experience, on-duty car salespeople don’t really converse so much as work their way through a script to get whatever’s been sitting on the lot the longest into your driveway.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
According to the city’s rules for the district, any structure built on the lot would be limited to a height of 55 feet.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
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