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junkers

noun

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plural of junker

as in crates

a dilapidated old automobile they finally traded in their old junker for a nice new car

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Recent Examples of junkers On the central coast of California, car enthusiasts can marvel at the most prestigious and the junkers of the automobile world, all in one weekend. — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 24 May 2026

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crates

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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
In a subsequent investigation, authorities found that Sit kept the animals in small crates in a hot van, where the animals died of heat stroke.

— Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

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