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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 But the next step could be picking up items and putting them into bins, then handling cardboard boxes of many different sizes and shapes, Hurst said. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026 The Interior Ministry in a statement reported by Syrian state media said one bomb had been placed in a garbage bin and the other in a parked car. — Omar Albam, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Meanwhile, Dondi’s son and son-in-law kept combing the flood area for objects, as did her husband, who also transported bins of things back to the warehouse and coached volunteers. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 What bothers me more is when passengers take up valuable overhead bin space with personal items like backpacks and jackets before everyone has finished boarding. — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bin

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No Sacramento defender followed, so Amang hit Moon with the give-and-go pass into the 18-yard box.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente has tapped into the same penalty-box instincts that the 30-year-old has developed since that afternoon in Leicester.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 11 July 2026

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The project proposal also includes a gym with cardio and strength machinery and space for group classes, an indoor mailroom with digital package lockers and several water features.

— Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Even Fitz-Gerald’s locker is a callback to his mom’s doctrines.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of locker

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Then coordinating those vehicles to a specific stall/spot and, lastly, providing controls so the businesses can pop a trunk or unlock a car to complete a handoff.

— Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
That photo appeared around 2014, when Charlie Velazquez — now 93 and president of the Friends of San Ysidro luncheon group — found it in a trunk of his late parents’ belongings.

— Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

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But, alas, there are no other young male seals in the residential streets of Hobart to practice chest-puffing and sparring with.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
The incident happened just two blocks away from where drill rapper Truron Roach-Martin, 24, who performed under the name Briscoe, was fatally shot in the face and chest Wednesday.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

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Sit, who went by the first name Tony, operated Happy K9 Academy and the dogs were in his care when they were kept in crates in a hot van and died, the district attorney’s office said.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 July 2026
The crate was then cushioned within an outer container that featured shock-absorbing springs.

— News Desk, Artforum, 10 July 2026

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