wastebasket
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Shareholders get so little in settlement that most never collect their damages; their claim forms end up in the wastebasket.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Do it once, but make sure to sit beside a wastebasket.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025
These commitments are important, as they give Kennedy something to wad up and christen his wastebasket with when he steps into his new office.
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2025
This trend should be in the same wastebasket as mullets, microwave dinners and inflated lips.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2024
At the worst, maybe they’d land in a wastebasket at the post office.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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