littered

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For pretty much everyone I know, their dog’s last years are littered with health problems that are both heartbreaking to witness and expensive to manage.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

“They don’t have to live in the mess they’ve created,” Pratt says as he walks down an L.A. street littered with homeless tents.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The history of companion robots is littered with e-waste carcasses, including Sony’s Aibo, Ugobe’s sauropod Pleo and the souped-up smart speaker known as Jibo.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Ian Young, who lives near the car park on a road where there are no parking restrictions, said a minority of overnight campers had used his gardens as toilets and littered the streets.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The floor of his locker was littered with empty snack bags that Jasmine had slid through the door vent between classes over the last two days.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds