dustbin

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Recent Examples of dustbin Based on the dustbin capacity and run time, this is definitely a vacuum designed for smaller homes and spaces that consist mainly of hardwood floors. Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 22 May 2025 The auto clean process includes cleaning not only the dustbin, but also the brush, tube, and the HEPA filter. Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025 Otherwise, both Saros 10 models come with a dock that can automatically empty the robot's dustbin and wash and dry the mop pad. PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025 The vacuum is also equipped with a high-efficiency filter and a handy dustbin that can be emptied with the push of a button. Clara McMahon, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dustbin
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Noun
  • And the costly orbiters, once out of film, went into the celestial junkyard.
    William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • The last day of the shoot was by the bonfire, and all of that was put together from the junkyard.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • And while tech companies have taken steps to extract and recycle that gold for years, much of it still ends up in landfills.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
  • Billions of dollars in returns—many of which end up in landfills—are a symptom of a deeper problem: digital discovery isn’t built for how people think or shop.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The musket balls were found together near a midden by the metal detectorist, cultural heritage coordinator Anthony Simmons said in the release, meaning a member of the First Nations could have brought the shot belt there and then discarded it.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
  • The midden is a testament to the volume of shellfish eaten by Hoabinhians.
    Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.
    Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2017
  • New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.
    Andres Viglucci, miamiherald, 15 June 2017

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