dustbin
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When Dornan ran again in 1998, with volunteers vowing to pursue any election irregularities, Sanchez walloped him, and he was swept into the dustbin of political history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The question of whether Spurs are too good to go down was consigned to the dustbin long ago.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
But those primarily interested in dividend income shouldn’t toss them in the dustbin just yet.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
The broadcast network triopoly went into the dustbin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
A three-mile comet!—it was exactly the sort of extravagant notion that the whitecoats sought to consign to the historical dustbin.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Deiri Fayyad rummages through dustbins in the Lebanese capital Beirut in search of plastics and other discarded materials to be recycled.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023
Nor did he take satisfaction that most of them now lie in the dustbins of history while he is more celebrated than ever, as humanity goes to hell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
Four decades after its release, Haggerty’s music was pulled from the dustbins and caught the ear of a new generation.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
The quarterback trap Brissett used for a 27-yard touchdown scamper was a play previously resigned to dustbins and high school fields.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2020
So I sat down on the ground behind the dustbins in the little garden that was in front of 45lc Chapter Road, London NW2 5NG, and it was under a big bush.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
