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bin

noun

ˈbin

Definition of bin

as in box

a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things a storage bin for hats and gloves put plastics in this recycling bin, and glass in that one

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Recent Examples of bin Then, all the players lined up in a queue of shame to dump all of their worldly belongings into the laundry bin at the facility. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The school district said the a waste and recycling management company is scheduled to pick up the bins of supplies this week to be transferred to a recycling center. — Sara MacHi, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 Optimize storage with clear bins, garment bags, and vertical space; redesign systems if needed. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026 Or the convention center in Christchurch that became carbon zero because one young staffer started auditing the trash bins. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bin

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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige reacted to the sequel’s box-office success in a new interview with Variety.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
At least one drop box, at Indian Trail Library, is within an evacuation zone and has been closed.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of box

Noun

In the clubhouse, as Brett described it, temporary adjoining lockers bore the uniforms of each.

— Vahe Gregorian July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Standing at his Wrigley Field locker, Crow-Armstrong had a light blue hoodie pulled over his ears and part of his face.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of locker

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The couple load Burke into the trunk of a car, steal shovels from a store, and bury their victim alive.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Leaning that increases year after year, mushrooms or fungal corks growing at the base of your tree, soft soil around the trunk, and bark damage or cavities at the base can all be symptoms of root damage.

— Molly Burford, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of trunk

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Until then, symptoms such as a persistent or worsening cough, coughing up blood, chest pain, shortness of breath, hoarseness or unexplained weight loss warrant a conversation with a healthcare provider.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 31 July 2026
Igoe said deputies treated the man with a chest seal and tourniquet.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of chest

Noun

Those headlights bookend the front with a grille full of vertical slats on the Q9 and an egg-crate design swapping in on S-Line and more powerful SQ9 models.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 July 2026
According to The Guardian, the trio recently arrived at their new home at Willington Wetlands, emerging one by one from a wooden crate to explore their enclosure and take to the air.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

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