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carrier bag

British  

noun

  1. a large paper or plastic bag for carrying shopping

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Baby Elsa was left inside a Boots carrier bag near the Greenway footpath in east London, on 18 January 2024.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2025

"We had to take the bin out and wrap the plastic carrier bag and put it in the waste disposal area - which was very, very full," Dr Rahman said.

From BBC Nov. 29, 2024

It had developed a disposable, carrier bag that looks like it is made of plastic, but in fact dissolves in water.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2023

"When we left the hospital, we were given my dad's stuff in a Tesco carrier bag," she said.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2023

"I thought they were coming to help me sign some papers. When they arrived I noticed one of them was carrying a Sainsbury's carrier bag," Ms Reid said.

From BBC Mar. 23, 2023

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