trash can
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A “yard sale” that sounds like a giant casting off of crappy memorabilia a week away from the trash can.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
"They basically just threw it into the trash can at this point," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
A video clip went viral after it showed her clad in Knicks gear and nonchalantly dumping the contents of the blue-and-orange trash can onto the sidewalk before walking off with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Brooklyn street performer/stuntman Leh-Boy rode through throngs of revelers with a trash can balanced on his head.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
Rishi asked, dropping the box into a trash can they were passing.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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