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dustbin

[duhst-bin] / ˈdʌstˌbɪn /






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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

The broadcast network triopoly went into the dustbin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025

In the same opinion, the court more or less threw a 90-year-old precedent into the dustbin of history and never explained why.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2025

In the kitchen, Ugwu kept Olanna’s plate aside on the Formica counter and emptied the rest, watching rice, stew, greens, and bones slide into the dustbin.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Mum-of-five Tonia Dunn remembers having to double bag waste that had been left in dustbins at the beginning of the dispute, and transporting them by car to the tip, "which was quite unpleasant".

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 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

The quarterback trap Brissett used for a 27-yard touchdown scamper was a play previously resigned to dustbins and high school fields.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2020

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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