dustbin
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dustbins
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For Farage, "while it's embarrassing for him to win against a dustbin, and not the mainstream parties, he will return as MP," said Catherine Barnard, a political expert at Cambridge University.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
When Dornan ran again in 1998, with volunteers vowing to pursue any election irregularities, Sanchez walloped him, and he was swept into the dustbin of political history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Real name Jon Harvey, Count Binface is a comedian and author who often participates in elections and by-elections always in a silver dustbin costume.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The broadcast network triopoly went into the dustbin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
In the kitchen, Ugwu kept Olanna’s plate aside on the Formica counter and emptied the rest, watching rice, stew, greens, and bones slide into the dustbin.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nor did he take satisfaction that most of them now lie in the dustbins of history while he is more celebrated than ever, as humanity goes to hell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
Four decades after its release, Haggerty’s music was pulled from the dustbins and caught the ear of a new generation.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
It is a hard fight for survival for the residents, some of whom wake up in the morning to search for food in dustbins.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2021
The quarterback trap Brissett used for a 27-yard touchdown scamper was a play previously resigned to dustbins and high school fields.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2020
And when he went scrounging in the dustbins of Brazzaville, Rickie went along—riding on his back!
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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