rubbish
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"I have nowhere to stay. I sleep in rubbish dumps. That is why I did it," he reportedly told a court.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Students cheered as they stacked rubbish bins against the entrance to a school outside Paris, while a speaker thumped out French rap to young people, teachers and parents mingling in the early morning drizzle.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
“I mean what kind of rubbish is that?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Scotland's waste sector is on the verge of a crisis which could see rubbish piling up on the streets, experts have warned.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
I dropped the paper in the rubbish bin on my way down the street.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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