rubbish
Example Sentences
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The European Union sets mandates for 90%, 85%, 80%, 75%, 70%, 65%, 60%, 55% and 50%, covering everything from beverage containers and packaging materials to municipal rubbish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
“I mean what kind of rubbish is that?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Juyon founded the group after she was struck by the amount of rubbish floating around her boat while she was coxing on the River Avon at high tide.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
But it also has a large residential population, who have become increasingly exasperated with tourists who fail to properly dispose of rubbish, smoke where they're not supposed to, and make too much noise.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Her English is as rubbish as my French, but though we persist in thoroughly mangling both languages, we understand each other pretty well.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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