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Arizona voters considered a baker's dozen ballot measures this year that have broad effect, from limiting a governor's powers to revamping how citizen groups put questions on the ballot.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Step up to the barre for a baker's dozen of dreamy dance flicks.
—EW.com, 21 May 2024
For now, this kind of performance is extremely rare, limited to less than a baker's dozen of owners.
—Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023
So, yes, that doesn't bode well for the baker's dozen of other declared Democratic and Republican candidates.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1596, in the meaning defined above
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“Baker's dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baker%27s%20dozen. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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baker's dozen
noun
: thirteen
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