dustbin
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When Dornan ran again in 1998, with volunteers vowing to pursue any election irregularities, Sanchez walloped him, and he was swept into the dustbin of political history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
But those primarily interested in dividend income shouldn’t toss them in the dustbin just yet.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
The broadcast network triopoly went into the dustbin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
Some people call them nature's dustbin collectors, they're really good indicators of what's happening in the ecosystems where they live.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2025
It was a different century, and Molly was still here, and if she had been rescued from the dustbin of history, then why not that dress?
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Some show young people "lying flat" in graduation gowns, faces covered with mortarboards; others show them holding their graduation certificates above dustbins, ready to bin them.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2023
Nor did he take satisfaction that most of them now lie in the dustbins of history while he is more celebrated than ever, as humanity goes to hell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
Four decades after its release, Haggerty’s music was pulled from the dustbins and caught the ear of a new generation.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
He began spending much of his time mixing up dustbins full of white paint and adding dry pigment, bit by bit, in an effort to match the existing colors in National Trust houses.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 11, 2019
So I sat down on the ground behind the dustbins in the little garden that was in front of 45lc Chapter Road, London NW2 5NG, and it was under a big bush.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
