trash
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"They basically just threw it into the trash can at this point," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
They directed consumers to isolate the plant immediately, keep it in the original pot away from other plants and out of the trash or compost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Residents in the worst affected areas have vented their frustrations by setting piles on trash on fire or banging on pots and pans.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
“They think they’ll always be able to haul the trash to the curb,” she said, or that they can manage their investments and drive around town to run errands.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
“I’ve pulled bites of this out of the trash from the finest human dens.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Only firms in desperate need of cash sell more shares when their valuations are low, because it dilutes existing shareholders and trashes the share price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
The former insurance executive trashes five days a week, and hikes in the Santa Susana Mountains every Friday afternoon with several volunteers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
An attorney who trashes the rule of law must know that eventually she will be barred from practicing it.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
Spawned when the body trashes old red blood cells, the molecule is harmful refuse and a sign of illness.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 8, 2023
For example, in a text-processing tool that crunches a line at a time, a short line buffer can result in lossage as input from a long line overflows the buffer and trashes data beyond it.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
Open, he trashed a locker at Oakmont and received a ban from the club.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
"Right now the brand of AI has just been trashed and this certainly doesn't help," she said - noting widespread mistrust of the tech, particularly among young people.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
In November, I wrote about the shameful condition of Robert F. Kennedy Inspiration Park in Koreatown, where the monument and grounds had been vandalized, trashed and fenced off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
One of the most staggering is simply pollution: a jungle riverbank heaped with trashed tires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Think about it: There are 25 portables that are completely trashed, completely out of commission.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
So to perhaps the result that ended Bazball in the minds of many, even if not in reality: An Ashes trashing in Australia.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Even Scott Jennings, the foul-mouthed Kentuckian with a habit of picking Derby losers and rumored to occasionally sip Tennessee whiskey instead of Kentucky bourbon, has been caught trashing the president — off camera.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
Many in the music world trace the genesis of this phenomenon to Keith Moon, who was legendary both as a drummer for the Who and for trashing hotel rooms, including TVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Next week's global conference on tobacco control will consider what to do about the sheer volume of cigarette butts trashing the planet, with some recommending banning them completely.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
I stared at the flowers and thought about just trashing them since they’d be dead by the morning anyway.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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