junkyard
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To give her 8-year-old daughter Sigrid a similar experience, she pays for her to visit a junkyard playground on this former Coast Guard installation in New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
One account on X said: "Ferrari just killed their brand just like Jaguar did. This is straight to the junkyard trash."
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
There are creaky sections with various bits of percussion and tapped string overtones conveying an otherworldly Harry Partch-like texture, the sort of junkyard orchestra that inspired Tom Waits in the 1980s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
But for some of those who were hit hardest by the disaster, such as Lara’s junkyard business that was among roughly a dozen merchants operating under the freeway — recovery has been much slower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
My friends and I were standing in the middle of the junkyard, mountains of scrap metal stretched out in every direction.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
The series, which premieres on Prime Video on May 20, is set amid junkyards and repair shops, gangs and high school cliques.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
It is part of a sweeping movement that is transforming dusty highway shoulders, parking lots, schoolyards and junkyards worldwide.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
Autonomous vehicles that are not worth repossessing could be made to drive themselves to junkyards.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
Mostly rural communities, a few junkyards and a handful of developing neighbourhoods in this part of San Antonio make it easy for a truck this size to go unnoticed - until it doesn't.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2022
“Maybe we could head out to some junkyards like we used to and see if we can find something worth fixing up.”
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
