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rubbish

[ruhb-ish] / ˈrʌb ɪʃ /




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The bird was discovered by airport police near terminal one after being spotted perched on a rubbish bin.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The two localities, home to about 40,000 people, decided to take radical action around 25 years ago after predictions that their communal rubbish dump would be full by 2004.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Three of the worst illegal rubbish dumps in England are set to be cleaned up at the taxpayers' expense as part of a national waste crime action plan launched by the government.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Councillors are responsible for local services including providing social care and rubbish collections.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

“By the Wyrd! Do you actually read this rubbish? What happened to Symbols and Power and Eyllwe Customs and Culture?”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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