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Photos show the garbage can, fencing and shovels thrown across the backyard.
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Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 31 May 2026
The burger cook station hand sink was blocked by a garbage can.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
The water bottle and snack wrapper were found in a garbage can near the crime scene, prosecutors said.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
When blood was found on a neighbor’s garbage can, police searched the Revere Road house but found nothing.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
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Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 31 May 2026
The burger cook station hand sink was blocked by a garbage can.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
The water bottle and snack wrapper were found in a garbage can near the crime scene, prosecutors said.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
When blood was found on a neighbor’s garbage can, police searched the Revere Road house but found nothing.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for garbage can
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“Garbage can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20can. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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