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junkyard

[juhngk-yahrd] / ˈdʒʌŋkˌjɑrd /




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To give her 8-year-old daughter Sigrid a similar experience, she pays for her to visit a junkyard playground on this former Coast Guard installation in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Responses on social media to the launch have ranged from describing it as "straight to the junkyard trash" to an "absolute masterclass in design".

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

One account on X said: "Ferrari just killed their brand just like Jaguar did. This is straight to the junkyard trash."

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

A farmer who owned a Model T didn’t need a forge or metal lathe to fix his engine; he could simply order a replacement part—or cannibalize one from a wrecked car in a junkyard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

We drove past Gran’s neighbor’s junkyard, where some kid was pedaling his bike with a vengeance, and that same fat orange tabby was lounging in the grass.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

When Romero arrived at one of these desert junkyards, she says she couldn’t believe her eyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024

It is part of a sweeping movement that is transforming dusty highway shoulders, parking lots, schoolyards and junkyards worldwide.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023

He writes other issues the government has not dealt with include the court backlog, fraud against older people, and fly-tipping - which has turned "neighbourhoods into junkyards".

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2023

At some point, Purdy said, he saw a future where there are propellant depots in space, tugs that can move damaged satellites, junkyards and manufacturing in space on commercial space stations.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023

City clutter had fallen behind and now there was country clutter, junkyards, a trailer park, billboards advertising dog food and faraway hotels.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt


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