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items

noun

plural of item

as in things

a separate part in a list, account, or series they remembered to buy all the items on their grocery list except cereal

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Recent Examples of items Teri handled higher-value finds and saw that potentially dangerous items – like firearms and knives – got to the local sheriff’s office. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Maintain a safe distance from water, wet items, and metal objects. — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026 The contract also includes spare parts and associated items and equipment. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026 Original items fetch eye-watering prices on resale platforms around the world. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026 The Wagyu selection and soufflé dessert are two items not to be missed. — Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026 Kevin and Michele provide essential items such as food, toiletries, books and toys to the food bank. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026 The 48-year-old Livermore man was charged with grand theft of a skid steer, an excavator, and two trailers for both items, totaling around $128,000, court records show. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 Some popular items include their chipotle breakfast sandwich and upside-down peach cobbler latte. — Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

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Noun

So, if things don’t go well for New York/New Jersey on Sunday afternoon for the World Cup final, don’t be surprised if DFW is circled when the World Cup inevitably returns to the United States — possibly as soon as 2038.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Amanda did say that the resurgence of Loverboy had nothing to do with Kyle and was more about how much people hate her, which just reconfirms the worst things about Amanda that people on the internet say.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 July 2026

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At 15 years old, Boubacar Sidibe already had a good grip on this firefighting stuff at Monday's first day of camp.

— Noel Brennan, CBS News, 13 July 2026
The Five Star Weekend (Peacock) Jennifer Garner’s new series, The Five Star Weekend, based on the novel by Elin Hilderbrand, is about a woman who invites friends from her past to visit her luxury Nantucket estate for a weekend of girl stuff.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

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