Recent Examples on the WebOr like the ruins of an ancient junkyard have been unearthed by archaeologists.—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024 They were taken to a junkyard, Ms. Soussana recalled.—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024 Bortz restored the roadster from its years of neglect, but left the sedan in junkyard condition as testimony to the neglect many historic show cars endured.—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024 Lilly was in the midst of a full medical examination when the junkyard employee received a call from his co-workers.—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024 The European Space Agency, NASA and other spacefaring organizations across the globe have been looking for ways to mitigate the ever-growing cosmic junkyard of old satellites and rocket flotsam crowding Earth's orbit.—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 The cat named Lilly was reunited with her owner, who called the junkyard with the car crusher searching for the missing feline.—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024 Curiosity very nearly killed a cat that was hiding out in a North Carolina junkyard last week.—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024 As children, Howard and Jaime would play in the junkyard or at the farm.—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 31 Jan. 2024
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