The sentence's object? (pains or Bummer Baskets?)

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I've come across with the sentence below:




One innovative company, Bummer Baskets, sells a range of care
packages, each designed to assuage a particular variety of pain,
dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket




Now, could you tell me please which explanation might be correct:



A:Bummer Baskets is dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket



B: Pains are dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket.



I know the meaning of "Break-Up Basket" but I don't understand the meaning of "dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket". Maybe because I don't recognise the sentence's object.



The fuller text is:




Beyond self-sufficiency and independence, money is also symbolically
capable of anesthetizing pain. The Chicago Tribune coined the term
retail therapy on Christmas Eve in 1986 to describe the act of trading
money for mood-improving purchases, and comfort buying drives the
consumption of diverse products from single-serve ice cream to
romantic comedies on DVD. One innovative company, Bummer Baskets,
sells a range of care packages, each designed to assuage a particular
variety of pain, dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket.




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    I've come across with the sentence below:




    One innovative company, Bummer Baskets, sells a range of care
    packages, each designed to assuage a particular variety of pain,
    dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket




    Now, could you tell me please which explanation might be correct:



    A:Bummer Baskets is dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket



    B: Pains are dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket.



    I know the meaning of "Break-Up Basket" but I don't understand the meaning of "dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket". Maybe because I don't recognise the sentence's object.



    The fuller text is:




    Beyond self-sufficiency and independence, money is also symbolically
    capable of anesthetizing pain. The Chicago Tribune coined the term
    retail therapy on Christmas Eve in 1986 to describe the act of trading
    money for mood-improving purchases, and comfort buying drives the
    consumption of diverse products from single-serve ice cream to
    romantic comedies on DVD. One innovative company, Bummer Baskets,
    sells a range of care packages, each designed to assuage a particular
    variety of pain, dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket.




    Drunk Tunk Pink by Adam Alter






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      I've come across with the sentence below:




      One innovative company, Bummer Baskets, sells a range of care
      packages, each designed to assuage a particular variety of pain,
      dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket




      Now, could you tell me please which explanation might be correct:



      A:Bummer Baskets is dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket



      B: Pains are dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket.



      I know the meaning of "Break-Up Basket" but I don't understand the meaning of "dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket". Maybe because I don't recognise the sentence's object.



      The fuller text is:




      Beyond self-sufficiency and independence, money is also symbolically
      capable of anesthetizing pain. The Chicago Tribune coined the term
      retail therapy on Christmas Eve in 1986 to describe the act of trading
      money for mood-improving purchases, and comfort buying drives the
      consumption of diverse products from single-serve ice cream to
      romantic comedies on DVD. One innovative company, Bummer Baskets,
      sells a range of care packages, each designed to assuage a particular
      variety of pain, dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket.




      Drunk Tunk Pink by Adam Alter






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      I've come across with the sentence below:




      One innovative company, Bummer Baskets, sells a range of care
      packages, each designed to assuage a particular variety of pain,
      dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket




      Now, could you tell me please which explanation might be correct:



      A:Bummer Baskets is dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket



      B: Pains are dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket.



      I know the meaning of "Break-Up Basket" but I don't understand the meaning of "dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket". Maybe because I don't recognise the sentence's object.



      The fuller text is:




      Beyond self-sufficiency and independence, money is also symbolically
      capable of anesthetizing pain. The Chicago Tribune coined the term
      retail therapy on Christmas Eve in 1986 to describe the act of trading
      money for mood-improving purchases, and comfort buying drives the
      consumption of diverse products from single-serve ice cream to
      romantic comedies on DVD. One innovative company, Bummer Baskets,
      sells a range of care packages, each designed to assuage a particular
      variety of pain, dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket.




      Drunk Tunk Pink by Adam Alter






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          This is a slovenly sentence which leaves it to the reader to figure out from context how the parts hang together.



          What the author probably means is that the range of care packages is dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket — that is, the BUB is the most popular of the care packages and 'dominates' sales in that category.






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            This is a slovenly sentence which leaves it to the reader to figure out from context how the parts hang together.



            What the author probably means is that the range of care packages is dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket — that is, the BUB is the most popular of the care packages and 'dominates' sales in that category.






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              This is a slovenly sentence which leaves it to the reader to figure out from context how the parts hang together.



              What the author probably means is that the range of care packages is dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket — that is, the BUB is the most popular of the care packages and 'dominates' sales in that category.






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                This is a slovenly sentence which leaves it to the reader to figure out from context how the parts hang together.



                What the author probably means is that the range of care packages is dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket — that is, the BUB is the most popular of the care packages and 'dominates' sales in that category.






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                This is a slovenly sentence which leaves it to the reader to figure out from context how the parts hang together.



                What the author probably means is that the range of care packages is dominated by the chocolate-laden Break-Up Basket — that is, the BUB is the most popular of the care packages and 'dominates' sales in that category.







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