The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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All of items, sold individually, were snatched up by Wednesday within 24 hours of sales starting: water bottle caps, ring pop candy, police caution tape, straws, utensils -- as well as a single left AirPod.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
In the long run, he wrote, exciting technology or healthcare stocks end up earning lower returns than companies “making bottle caps or toilet paper.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
On average, bags made up 4.5% of items collected in cleanups, and were the fifth most common item found after cigarette butts, food wrappers, plastic bottle caps and plastic drinks bottles.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
“I mean, we may lose our paper clips and bottle caps, but we always have each other.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
He reached behind the bar and pulled out a ziplock bag with a few bottle caps in it.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
