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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 Simmons stuck his head into locker after locker, picked up three or four empty water bottles at a time in his massive hands and brought them to the garbage bin. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 Each bin is $6, and multiple bins can be conveniently stacked. — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026 The foundation also provides each class with a large plastic bin filled with educational games and curriculum supplies. — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026 And yet, Harbaugh’s bargain bin efforts haven’t filled the need in the backfield. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bin

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Cardboard boxes and paper bags of food items being stored directly on floor of walk-in cooler and dry storage area.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Compliance can amount to little more than proof that boxes were checked, even when the experience itself can feel exclusionary.

— Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

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The retail trifecta is completed by Palazzo Kiton, the brand’s headquarters on Via Pontaccio in the arty Brera district, geared at trunk shows and one-on-one appointments reserved for key customers.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Every songwriter has a trunk, and the trunk is full of songs that got tossed out of the show or were passed over when they were submitted or may have just not been finished.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

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The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times and choked her, the report says, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Below, find a (ahem) tight edit of the best skin firming creams, as selected by dermatologists and Vogue editors, for tightening the skin on the face, neck, and chest.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

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Dealers will be allowed to bring packing crates into the Grand Palais after the fair closes Friday, but no one will be permitted inside on Saturday, sources said.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Noyce, of Fairchild, went to a photography store and found a few serviceable lenses in a crate of antique movie cameras.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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