dustbin
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But Count Binface, who dresses with a grey dustbin over his head wearing a cape and silver armour, could snatch a fifth of the votes, according to a Survation poll.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
When Dornan ran again in 1998, with volunteers vowing to pursue any election irregularities, Sanchez walloped him, and he was swept into the dustbin of political history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The broadcast network triopoly went into the dustbin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
Some people call them nature's dustbin collectors, they're really good indicators of what's happening in the ecosystems where they live.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2025
The well's covered by a dustbin lid under a stack of bricks to stop Dean's sister Maxine falling in.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Mum-of-five Tonia Dunn remembers having to double bag waste that had been left in dustbins at the beginning of the dispute, and transporting them by car to the tip, "which was quite unpleasant".
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Nor did he take satisfaction that most of them now lie in the dustbins of history while he is more celebrated than ever, as humanity goes to hell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
Four decades after its release, Haggerty’s music was pulled from the dustbins and caught the ear of a new generation.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
He began spending much of his time mixing up dustbins full of white paint and adding dry pigment, bit by bit, in an effort to match the existing colors in National Trust houses.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 11, 2019
And when he went scrounging in the dustbins of Brazzaville, Rickie went along—riding on his back!
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
