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rubbish

[ruhb-ish] / ˈrʌb ɪʃ /




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As Lin scrubbed the floor on her knees, it picked up rubbish and folded clothes strewn across a sofa.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

"I'm furious that they've brought about this new increase. That's 10% more rubbish that we'll be breathing in."

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Fiji's environment ministry on Thursday rejected a plan by an Australian billionaire to burn rubbish for energy in the South Pacific nation, after a backlash from traditional landowners and tourism operators.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Fly-tipped waste described as a "river of rubbish" running down the side of a mountain has been cleared by volunteers.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Sprat was even blunter: getting rid of the tyranny of the ancients simply involved throwing out what he called ‘the rubbish’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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