dustbin
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“Like the ban on whaling or the abolition of slavery, it’s time to consign trophy hunting to the dustbin of history,” said Eduardo Goncalves, a conservationist with the U.K.-based Wildlife and Conservation Foundation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Sevda then stood on a dustbin and began leading a chant.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
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
It was a different century, and Molly was still here, and if she had been rescued from the dustbin of history, then why not that dress?
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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"This is a first for me, we've had them in dustbins, hedgerows, riverbanks, footpaths but we've never had one in a car engine bay before," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 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
Tom nodded gloomily and returned to wiping glasses; Harry, Hermione, Hagrid, and the Weasleys walked through the bar and out into the chilly little courtyard at the back where the dustbins stood.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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