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The woman who emptied a Knicks trashcan on the street and stole it gets fired from her executive job at JPMorgan Chase.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

They were disposed of properly, but the trashcan didn’t have a lid or anything.

From Slate Dec. 20, 2020

I found a trashcan about three feet away and threw away the soup cup.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2020

At a crossing near the Irish town of Dundalk, adults and children wearing headlamps warmed themselves around a flaming trashcan.

From Seattle Times Oct. 17, 2019

Then I stash my new postcard underneath the trashcan.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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