trash can
Americannoun
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trash cans
plural
noun
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"They basically just threw it into the trash can at this point," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The country’s biggest bank landed in the news again after an employee was caught taking a Knicks-themed trash can.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Brooklyn street performer/stuntman Leh-Boy rode through throngs of revelers with a trash can balanced on his head.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
Along with "burner" phones from the US delegation, the confiscated items were tossed in a trash can at the bottom of the stairs of the presidential jet.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Then I ball that mess up and throw it in the trash can.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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