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trash

[trash] / træʃ /




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Bill has taken out my trash bins for decades.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Bret may lament childhood’s demise, but if you had helicopter parents, these throes probably look less like trash than fire.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

The border crossing was calm, and groups of workers picked up trash, clothes and rubbish left behind during the mass crossing.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

He grabbed his son Eric’s hand to shake it and walked out to trash the judge and the proceedings, which he’d soon appeal.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

I dump the pieces into the trash can, then run downstairs to retrieve my other postcards.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Only firms in desperate need of cash sell more shares when their valuations are low, because it dilutes existing shareholders and trashes the share price.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

The former insurance executive trashes five days a week, and hikes in the Santa Susana Mountains every Friday afternoon with several volunteers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2025

An attorney who trashes the rule of law must know that eventually she will be barred from practicing it.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2025

Spawned when the body trashes old red blood cells, the molecule is harmful refuse and a sign of illness.

From Science Magazine Jun. 8, 2023

He that wades so far as to wet and foul himself, cares not how much he trashes further.—South.

From Pearls of Thought by Ballou, Maturin Murray

The worst ones seem to happen during bear markets, when the winning stocks of the preceding boom get trashed.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

In November, I wrote about the shameful condition of Robert F. Kennedy Inspiration Park in Koreatown, where the monument and grounds had been vandalized, trashed and fenced off.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2026

Simplicity is elevated, subtlety is trashed, and complexity decried.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

Some acquired original artworks, often for free, from editors who might have otherwise trashed them.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

The stairs themselves seemed more or less unharmed, save for some carpets kicked askew and the ribbon bows untied and thrown everywhere, but the second floor landing was, as they say nowadays, trashed.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

According to lawyers and formerly detained immigrants who spoke to Salon, ICE and Border Patrol officers never admit to trashing or keeping these items, but that they have not been found anywhere.

From Salon Mar. 4, 2026

The story is goofy and the trashing of Philly is gleeful.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

"He hated that, you know, people were just trashing the land," Susan Pretti told AP.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2026

Next week's global conference on tobacco control will consider what to do about the sheer volume of cigarette butts trashing the planet, with some recommending banning them completely.

From Barron's Nov. 14, 2025

He told us he almost felt sorry for the software salesmen when he handed them the bill, which didn’t even include the hefty fine from the park service for trashing the sea grass.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen




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