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Nearby, a small fire burned in a trash can containing protest materials discarded by the demonstrators who had left after the shooting.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
There’s a narrow clearance on either side of the row roughly wide enough to drag a trash can through.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
Many trash cans have a plastic trash can liner inside that prevents the contents from leaking into the bottom of the can.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
The Silver Linings Playbook actress is recalling a wild incident at her home in which her Die, My Love costar Robert Pattinson unknowingly cleared out her trash can when her fridge was already empty.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
There’s a narrow clearance on either side of the row roughly wide enough to drag a trash can through.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
Many trash cans have a plastic trash can liner inside that prevents the contents from leaking into the bottom of the can.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
The Silver Linings Playbook actress is recalling a wild incident at her home in which her Die, My Love costar Robert Pattinson unknowingly cleared out her trash can when her fridge was already empty.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Trash can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20can. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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