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junk

[juhngk] / dʒʌŋk /


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ETFs can “have a lot of junk — and by junk I mean cyber companies that are actually not very well competitively positioned, but they are pure plays,” Khan said.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Everything from diabetes to schizophrenia, he claims, is caused by Americans being junk food junkies.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Who better to tell the tale of the city than the man who has spent years rifling through its junk?

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Moody’s downgraded St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt., to junk in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

He added some Italian junk food to the basket, just to sort of disguise his more suspicious purchases, then dumped his stuff at the register.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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