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[bin] / bɪn /


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“The thing you want to do when things aren’t working is to throw it in a trash bin and just do something else,” McDaniel told reporters this week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Even with replacement prop Mona Lisa Tupou being sent to the sin bin for a scrum infringement, their resistance and physicality stayed high and was rewarded with Zackary's late score.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The advice is simple: Speak to your GP or pharmacy about obtaining a sharps bin and how to dispose of it safely.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

This year was meant to see the launch of a key pillar in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambition for his economy: a high-end airline to transport wealthy tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

As he took them outside to the recycling bin, my heart sank.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

In the southern city of Marseille, several garbage bins were stacked in front of the entrance to one high school on Monday morning.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

She charges a cleaning fee that covers around 75% of the cost of a cleaner and asks guests to empty the fridge, put rubbish in the bins and load the dishwasher.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

And the city has removed many of the huge street-corner bins where Parisians are accustomed to dropping their empty wine and beer bottles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Research from Zero Waste Scotland also suggests that more than half of the waste placed in black bins could be recycled.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Finally, he hid behind a row of garbage bins and held his breath.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

Even when Joe Hawkins was binned after five minutes Wales grew stronger.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 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

In most brain surgeries the removed section of cortex is medical waste and would be binned.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

Tice was repeatedly asked about whether the election pledges - pitched by Farage at the time as a "contract" with the British people - had been binned.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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

Lives are being put at risk because of refuse fires sparked by people incorrectly binning their batteries and electrical goods in household waste, a union boss has warned.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 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

But Suez and Biffa have said people are still treating reusable vapes as disposable, and binning them after one or two uses.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025

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

Beyond some concessions regarding special binning of grain, nothing came of this trip apparently, although the Western farmers were supported strongly by the Dominion Millers' Association.

From Deep Furrows by Hopkins Moorhouse


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