rubbish
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As Lin scrubbed the floor on her knees, it picked up rubbish and folded clothes strewn across a sofa.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
"I'm furious that they've brought about this new increase. That's 10% more rubbish that we'll be breathing in."
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Fiji's environment ministry on Thursday rejected a plan by an Australian billionaire to burn rubbish for energy in the South Pacific nation, after a backlash from traditional landowners and tourism operators.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
"We cannot tolerate littering simply because there are no rubbish bins," the Shibuya Ward authorities said in a press release.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
It had been tossed into a sack of rubbish, along with the snuffbox of Wartcap powder and the music box that had made everyone sleepy....
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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