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[bin] / bɪn /


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Vote counting was under way early Friday after an unusual English by-election shunned by mainstream parties, pitting influential hard-right leader Nigel Farage against Count Binface, a man with a rubbish bin on his head.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

But in a pantheon of colourful characters, Count Binface, a man wearing a rubbish bin over his head, is stealing the show.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The latest polls suggest that a full 20 percent of the electorate intends to vote for the bin, a gigantic improvement on any of Binface’s past showings, and in any case an embarrassment for Farage.

From Slate Aug. 12, 2026

Pro tip: In the months leading up to the move, I also saved boxes from deliveries I received, instead of hauling them downstairs to the recycling bin.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

There was a bin of umbrellas in all sorts of patterns.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Bill has taken out my trash bins for decades.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Billionaires don’t keep their wealth locked in Scrooge McDuck-style money bins.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

They were formed with cones, shipping pallets, chairs, trash bins, or even neighbors inside a traffic circle.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

From two waste paper bins and a ball in a Kent college to the Olympic stage?

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

We are behind the market, knee deep in overgrown grass, sandwiched between forgotten picnic tables and trash bins.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Another said their opposition was "non-negotiable" and the reforms needed to be "binned" rather than mitigated.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

However, Quins had fly-half Smith binned in the second half and La Rochelle took advantage to draw level through unconverted tries by former England wing Jack Nowell and scrum-half Thomas Berjon.

From Barron's Jan. 18, 2026

It all changed when Ewan Ashman scored and when Ardie Savea got binned in the aftermath. 17-7 against 14 men?

From BBC Nov. 8, 2025

Disposable sanitary pads are the most commonly used period product - they stick into your underwear, absorb blood externally and are wrapped and binned after use.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2025

"I wonder what their king binned off," Tyrion said to Bronn when he heard the tale.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

A mother says penalties for binning batteries should be clearer after being handed a "soul-destroying" £11,500 fine.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2026

"Together, we pioneered the trio binning method for genome assembly. This approach was also published in Nature Communications."

From Science Daily Jan. 12, 2026

This new information about olfactory genes in cats was made possible through a new approach to genome sequencing called trio binning, which allows researchers to sequence the most difficult regions of a genome.

From Science Daily Nov. 2, 2023

In contrast to Mr Song, Ms Han only moved in 15 days ago, and is now binning belongings that never made it out of the box.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2023

Trout binning is a name given to a peculiar method of taking trout.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 328, August 23, 1828 by Various




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