dustbin
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Origin of dustbin
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But those primarily interested in dividend income shouldn’t toss them in the dustbin just yet.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
Mathrani said he felt "100 years of history is being relegated to the dustbin".
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
The broadcast network triopoly went into the dustbin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
Straight to the dustbin of history, one of many macho mistakes in a decade full of them.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
What made it possible to consign alchemy to the dustbin of history was a new understanding of what chemists were trying to do.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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
He began spending much of his time mixing up dustbins full of white paint and adding dry pigment, bit by bit, in an effort to match the existing colors in National Trust houses.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 11, 2019
Seagulls strutted in the dustbins outside Cap'n Scallywag's.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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