garbage can
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Next to an upside-down garbage can improbably sprouting legs and a head and tinnily broadcasting “God Bless America” is a figure group modeled on the famous image of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
"They don't see us as a town. To them we're just another garbage can," she said.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Once, he even called out a Reds player’s lack of hustle on the basepaths — and ended up stuffed in a garbage can.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
People snow skiing down Bourbon Street in New Orleans, garbage can lids and plastic baby pools used as makeshift sleds, snowmen on the beach; it was something out of this world.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2025
“Yeah,” I answered, dropping the napkin into the garbage can.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
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