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Definition of lotsnext
plural of lot
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as in properties
a small piece of land that is developed or available for development the softball team often plays in the vacant lot down at the end of the street

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as in tons
a considerable amount you'll need to do a lot of studying for the test you sure bought a lot of clothing

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present tense third-person singular of lot

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Recent Examples of lots
Noun
The licenses are split into 11 lots, valued at $230 million in total, with clauses to prevent a single company from owning all the spectrum bands. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 17 July 2026 Carry more than one form of payment, since some concession stands and lots still take cash only or have card readers that fail at the worst possible moment. Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026 The project was still 15 to 20 parking spaces short, even after purchasing two lots behind the club in 2022 for $325,000. Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026 With fewer features and episodes shooting on-location in lots in the city, stages are competing for a smaller pool of studio projects and are marketing to YouTube creators and upstart microdramas producers as a way to try and fill the gap. Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 As a resident of Indian Mound for 18 years, Roberts always saw the overbearing patches of grass in empty lots and hoped the city would step in to make the properties more attractive. Julianna Mejia july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 Scented Candles on Every Surface Candles are cozy, but having lots can be overwhelming in any space. Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 16 July 2026 The sale offered 134 lots, including more than 40 items from Aldrin’s collection. Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 One of those lots, lot 7 on the developer’s map of the site, is expected to host a medical facility. Noah Daly july 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026
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  • Now, voters here will be asked to get rid of exemptions for lenders that seize properties over unpaid loans, which would provide a new source of public dollars amid Oakland’s long-term budget woes.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • This is important because atomically thin FeSe films have unusually good electrical properties for thermoelectric generation.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
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  • Federal prosecutors accuse Maduro and Flores of conspiring with drug cartels to facilitate the flow of thousands of tons of cocaine into the United States.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Six Boeing 767 airlifts have carried 295 tons of relief supplies into the country.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
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  • So municipal governments and homeowners associations have started paying ranchers to let their herds feed on local fields.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 18 July 2026
  • The systems still don’t fully talk to each other, and the workflows are held together by a senior employee who knows which fields to skip.
    KJ Kusch, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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  • Biren said the approach could enable clusters with up to 1,024 AI accelerator cards, significantly expanding the scale of computing systems needed to support increasingly demanding AI workloads.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • In 2022, Greenpeace’s investigative journalism arm, Unearthed, found the charred remnants of footwear and clothing from Clarks, Diesel, Michael Kors, Next, Nike, Ralph Lauren and Reebok at five brick kiln clusters.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
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  • Meanwhile, Mirren wants to store her fest statue, which keeps mysteriously appearing next to an Oscar statuette, in its box in a different take on Karlovy Vary winners’ and trophies’ destinies.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
  • Drawn into a love story with a familiar collaborator as her path intersects with women of different ages and cultural backgrounds, all fighting to take control of their own destinies, Maxine finds herself on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront the choices shaping her life.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 June 2026
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  • Fuping county, China — Soccer players in red jerseys jump up and down, spraying their cheering teammates with champagne, as confetti and streamers cascade around them and crowds capture the jubilation on their phones.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Skip the afternoon farmers market crowds and arrive when vendors are just setting up.
    Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026
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  • The European Union has banned AI that encourages dangerous behavior in vulnerable groups like children, and mandated transparency requirements for other chatbots.
    Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • As noted by Beard, this board was built with a deliberateness and purpose to ensure that the women had the runway to impact decision-making, advise the athletes, and construct the next basketball league alongside the co-founder groups.
    Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
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  • When a team allots minutes to so many young players simultaneously, lapses in concentration and on-court mistakes are bound to happen.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

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