garbage

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I tapped Docs’ new “Create with voice” option and spewed a stream of verbal garbage, full of “ums,” sentence fragments and idea pivots.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Chile generates an average of 1.1 kilograms of garbage per person per day and recycles just 0.8 percent, according to the environment ministry.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The road had been blocked with a large garbage container and tyres.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Translated from French, Pare-Poupart’s must-read memoir follows his journey as a garbage man in Montreal and the people who pick up what we wish to leave behind.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

I corral the boys into the living room while Emma tosses paper plates and plastic forks into the garbage.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller