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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.
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Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Step up to the barre for a baker's dozen of dreamy dance flicks.
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EW.com, 21 May 2024
For now, this kind of performance is extremely rare, limited to less than a baker's dozen of owners.
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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.
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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 7 Feb. 2025.
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baker's dozen
noun
: thirteen
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