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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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Laura Poole, 33, from Cardiff, squeezed her clothes into a gym bag which she wrapped in a carrier bag before dropping it off at her local Tesco Express InPost locker.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

"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 footage shows him with dark hair, wearing a dark top and blue or navy jeans, and carrying a green carrier bag.

From BBC • May 5, 2023

Six newborn cocker spaniel puppies were saved from being dumped in a carrier bag, police said.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023

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