rubbish
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“I mean what kind of rubbish is that?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Balmer said councils and waste management contractors were under an obligation to collect the rubbish.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Scotland's waste sector is on the verge of a crisis which could see rubbish piling up on the streets, experts have warned.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The event on Saturday 19 September was organised alongside Northampton Active and Northampton Rowing Club, with the aim of clearing as much rubbish from the river as possible.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
He was, according to Nature’s obituary, "embroiled in controversy for most of his life" and "put his name to much rubbish."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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