rubbish
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Pope Leo XIV made a visit on Saturday to Italy's "Land of Fires", where for decades the mafia has illegally dumped and burned toxic rubbish, poisoning both people and their land.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Protesters have repeatedly taken to the streets in the capital, Havana, and in a demonstration on Wednesday blocked roads with burning rubbish and shouted anti-government slogans.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Others are land, often privately owned and in the countryside, which has been used to dump huge piles of rubbish.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Paddle in hand, he now collects the rubbish that accumulates in the reeds along the swampy banks to sell to recycling companies.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
He jumped down onto the rubbish and began trotting along downhill as fast as he could in the narrow lane, which soon brought him into a wider street where there were more people.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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