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junk

[juhngk] / dʒʌŋk /


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It turns out, though, that it looks like a warehouse of space junk, and it sounds like an industrial-strength air-conditioning system.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

All too many of the newer ones are investment junk food.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"But this study has shown that not only are they doing it for those reasons, but also as a result of eating too much junk food, which is something that is quite novel."

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Read more: The U.S. is about to define what junk food is.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Not wanting to embarrass Mr. Flux when the gift was an obvious piece of junk, he accepted the offer, grabbed the camera by its strap.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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