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ashcan

[ash-kan] / ˈæʃˌkæn /




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The 1940s sundered the 20th century, dispatching an entire global framework and any number of abiding social orders to the ashcan of history.

From The Guardian Mar. 28, 2018

Even the ashcan colors and chiaroscuro lighting brighten.

From New York Times Nov. 8, 2011

In Garrett's design, raw garbage straight from the ashcan would be chopped into gravel-sized pieces by an enormous shredder, then run through a dryer to remove moisture.

From Time Magazine Archive

Said he: "Today's scoop is in tomorrow's ashcan, but a job done for public betterment lives long."

From Time Magazine Archive

I even picked some out of the ashcan.

From An Anarchist Woman by Hapgood, Hutchins




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