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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Jenny and Chris Harmon’s house caught on fire last year when construction workers rebuilding a home on the lot next door used a backhoe to knock down a tree, ripping the electrical wires off the couple’s home.
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2025
It’s designed to be small, typically a single bedroom, living room and a small kitchen, typically 20% of the size of the larger home on the lot, Gage said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Who owns the lot? SHRA and its affiliates, which are government entities, have owned the 1.23-acre vacant lot since at least 1986, according to the county assessor’s office.
—Theresa Clift
july 23, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
Today would top the lot — almost every team in the peloton is hoping for a good result at Mur de Bretagne.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2025
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2025
It’s designed to be small, typically a single bedroom, living room and a small kitchen, typically 20% of the size of the larger home on the lot, Gage said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Who owns the lot? SHRA and its affiliates, which are government entities, have owned the 1.23-acre vacant lot since at least 1986, according to the county assessor’s office.
—Theresa Clift
july 23, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
Today would top the lot — almost every team in the peloton is hoping for a good result at Mur de Bretagne.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2025
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“The lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20lot. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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