garbage truck
Britishnoun
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He’s never heard of a doctor’s son running behind a garbage truck: “it’s a family business, passed on from father to son and from brother to cousin.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
A garbage truck came and emptied the contents and drove off.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
Kiker earned his nickname because he sang while working his day job, hanging off the back of a garbage truck in Mobile, Ala.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025
Harris also mocked a recent stunt by her election opponent Trump, in which he appeared to struggle to open the door to a garbage truck.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2024
Through the open window I hear the sound of a garbage truck.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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