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litter

[lit-er] / ˈlɪt ər /




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A container of cat litter marked $10.30 that rang up at $11.30.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

"My software company's created an app, which essentially is a litter dashcam," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

After approaching Clean Up Britain to ask how he could help, he went on to develop what he describes as a "litter dashcam" that records rubbish spotted from a vehicle.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Creosote-soaked rail ties leach toxic chemicals into the soil, sharp scraps of metal litter the riverbed, and pollution remains from the timber industry the rail line once served.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

School is closed for something called “professional development” on Thursday, so I head out with my gear for an afternoon of litter collecting.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

"This frequently leads to poor welfare outcomes, including unsuitable housing, loneliness, mis-sexing, unwanted litters, abandonment and pressure on rescues."

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

It is the only other highly ranked "monotocous" species, meaning it typically produces a single offspring per pregnancy rather than litters.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026

Puppy farming is the term used when breeders prioritise profit over animal health and welfare, often keeping large numbers of dogs in small pens and using them to produce multiple litters a year.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025

They sleep together, clean each other and, despite being from different litters, generally behave like siblings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025

The trip to the kitchen and back could not have taken more than two minutes, yet in that time I tramped through swampy cemeteries, climbed over dusty gravestones and eluded litters of night-black cats.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

The highway heading north along the country’s Mediterranean coastline has been littered with campaign billboards in a recognizable Israeli blue for weeks.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Harry Kane has taken the scenic route to the Ballon d'Or - a road littered with doubts and diversions, but one that eventually led to the ultimate destination: being crowned as the world's best player.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The coast of southern Turkey is littered with ancient shipwrecks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Riley’s career has been littered with undisciplined and thuggish behavior by USC football players “just caught up in the game.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Fresh rose cuttings littered the walkway, the remnants of the ghost’s nighttime gardening.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

But as game length returns to those levels, one possible explanation is the yellow laundry littering fields everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

There are large fragments of salt-eaten machinery littering the shore, relics of the island’s martial heyday.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

In the 2023-24 season, widespread fan action including littering pitches with tennis balls and chocolate coins resulted in the scrapping of an investment deal, despite the proposal winning majority support of clubs.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The latter which was backed up by AI pictures posted to his account with drones and planes and military gear littering the rooftop.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

I could have ditched it, but that would have been the same as littering.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen


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