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Frozen beef was thawing outside the refrigerator and employees were using a cutting board laid over a trash can as a food preparation table.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Harry is a grouch and Oslo is his trash can, which isn’t the way the city is traditionally depicted, with Santelmann making the descent into greater and greater bleakness seem organic.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
What goes in my gray trash can?
—Hali Smith
march 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026
Make a mini trash can with only a plastic bag and a cereal container to keep things as clean as possible.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Harry is a grouch and Oslo is his trash can, which isn’t the way the city is traditionally depicted, with Santelmann making the descent into greater and greater bleakness seem organic.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
What goes in my gray trash can?
—Hali Smith
march 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026
Make a mini trash can with only a plastic bag and a cereal container to keep things as clean as possible.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Trash can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20can. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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