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Then last week, a visitor allegedly pushed a chair into a pregnant staff member, and in a separate case, a woman threw a trash can into a window.
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Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Who, some want to know, is routinely disposing dog feces in a neighbor’s trash can?
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Just as Vince was about to smash a trash can over Shane’s head, McMahon suddenly came to.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Unlike the instant classic that took place back in February at a location in Paris, Texas, where a manager beat an attacker with a trash can, this one went down a few hours away in Waco, Texas and didn’t involve any of the restaurant’s employees.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Who, some want to know, is routinely disposing dog feces in a neighbor’s trash can?
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Just as Vince was about to smash a trash can over Shane’s head, McMahon suddenly came to.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Unlike the instant classic that took place back in February at a location in Paris, Texas, where a manager beat an attacker with a trash can, this one went down a few hours away in Waco, Texas and didn’t involve any of the restaurant’s employees.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Trash can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20can. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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