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grab bag

 noun
     
grab bag American English
1 [countable] a container filled with small presents that you put your hand in to pick one out [= lucky dip British English]
2 [singular] a mixture of different things or styles
grab bag of
The treaty covers a grab bag of issues.
3 [singular] informal a situation in which things are decided by chance
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