litter
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Affectionately known as Rubbish Ruth, she has collected litter for 10 years and said "things are getting worse".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The extra tax revenue also gave the state additional wiggle room as it funded discretionary items ranging from new courthouses to litter abatement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Construction equipment and safety barriers litter the block.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
He pointed to a pile of litter and flattened cardboard boxes on the concrete ground where he said he was sleeping at night.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Fluffy cubs clambering over him: the newest cub in the litter.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
"This frequently leads to poor welfare outcomes, including unsuitable housing, loneliness, mis-sexing, unwanted litters, abandonment and pressure on rescues."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
"While it is always heartbreaking to lose a young animal, sadly this is not uncommon in large cat litters," said Richard Langston, head of carnivores at Howletts.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
It is the only other highly ranked "monotocous" species, meaning it typically produces a single offspring per pregnancy rather than litters.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026
We were very determined to adopt from a rescue in our area, when I could have had my pick of any number of litters in, say, Southern California or Texas.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
A similar report came from another, who said that out of 37 litters that might have numbered as many as 250 young, only 31 little pigs survived.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
De Zerbi must banish the ghosts of two seasons littered with losses.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
For the next 38 rounds, the league will be littered with booby traps, slippery slopes, and brutal dismissals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The late 1990s was littered with the careers of people who had called the stock-market bubble, but too early.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
In a landscape littered with teenage dysfunction, “Don’t Say Good Luck” is a moving argument for aspirational television.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
There were no old well-worn chairs, no tables littered with magazines and papers, seldom if ever read, but left there from long custom, because Maxim’s father, or even his grandfather perhaps, had wished it so.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
In the 2023-24 season, widespread fan action including littering pitches with tennis balls and chocolate coins resulted in the scrapping of an investment deal, despite the proposal winning majority support of clubs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Lucas Harbourd, 49, was fined for littering in Bristol city centre in December 2024, but said he only found out in July when he received a court letter which said he owed £458.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The latter which was backed up by AI pictures posted to his account with drones and planes and military gear littering the rooftop.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
After sunrise, villagers in Qusra, near the city of Nablus, walked through the scorched remains of the Al-Rahma mosque, broken tiles littering the ground, videos showed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Mama put some cane chairs out there along with a crate with an ashtray so they’d stop littering her yard.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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