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pail

[peyl] / peɪl /


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Our toddler’s diaper pail in the hollow of a crawl space mixed with the remnants of the dining room.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

The simplicity of a brain plopped in a pail for scientific research becomes something of a mordant sight gag.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

For instance, in 1887, John Robinson, a Black inventor from West Virginia, filed a patent for a pail.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2024

A garbage pail is placed in one corner in case, well, you know.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Rupa readied the milky shirt, dipping it in the pail three times.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins




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