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garbage

[gahr-bij] / ˈgɑr bɪdʒ /


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The garbage truck driver took evasive action and avoided a collision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

He starts preparing for winter, ponders his stamp collection, checks the schedule for the garbage disposal and considers mowing the lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

If the new garbage happens to be more ethical and sustainable than the old garbage, he can live with that.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

"To understand one day that you think you're important to somebody, and then all of a sudden you're not. They discard you like a piece of garbage."

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Taylor crushes his bag and hands it back to me, empty, like I'm a garbage can.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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