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The extra tax revenue also gave the state additional wiggle room as it funded discretionary items ranging from new courthouses to litter abatement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Construction equipment and safety barriers litter the block.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
He urged people not to light disposable barbecues or campfires in green spaces, avoid dropping lit cigarettes and take litter home.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
He pointed to a pile of litter and flattened cardboard boxes on the concrete ground where he said he was sleeping at night.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
There are cracks in the kitchen backsplash, a trash chute that won’t open, and the distinct scent of cat litter.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
Mother Laila has had three previous litters with breeding partner Yarko as part of the sanctuary's breeding programme.
From BBC ● May 29, 2025
When litters were kindled, he kept an eye on their growth, picked out the strongest youngsters for the Owsla and trained them himself.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
The landscape presented its own challenge: It is littered with ammunition, the legacy of a World War II battle in which the invading U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The late 1990s was littered with the careers of people who had called the stock-market bubble, but too early.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Television history is littered with the bodies of terrific shows denied more than a few seasons, or even a full order of one.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The floors of the towers are still littered with empty cans of European-made spray paint made for graffiti artists, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Before long his property was littered with busted vehicles and scrap metal.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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
After sunrise, villagers in Qusra, near the city of Nablus, walked through the scorched remains of the Al-Rahma mosque, broken tiles littering the ground, videos showed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
In an effort to combat vandalism, including the destruction of iron security gates on deep-water chambers and persistent littering, the company introduced the £2 charge.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The monkey tree usually hangs out over a river, so that they can relieve themselves from the branches without littering the ground.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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