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carrier bag

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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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"He was holding a carrier bag - that was the thing that linked him back to the incident with getting dropped off in the car."

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

"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

The 54-year-old was last seen on the Castlereagh Road in east Belfast at around 16:30 BST and was wearing a green jacket, black tracksuit bottoms, and was carrying a red carrier bag.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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

Two Durham police officers spotted a man swinging a carrier bag on the edge of a bank near Bishop Auckland.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2023

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