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midden

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as in dustbin

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Recent Examples of midden Remnants of shell middens (high mounds of shells accumulated from long term group settlement) can still be found within the reserve. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026 Scientists usually estimate the squirrel population by counting middens, the species’ winter caches of conifer seeds and other food. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025 Every man must take part in the work, and even the officers cover the middens and feed the sick. — Literary Hub, 4 Dec. 2025 Also plugging into the idea of tourism as education, marine biologist Cormac McGinley runs leave-no-trace fossil discovery walks and tours of the Burren’s lunar-like landscape, which take in sea caves, ancient middens, and color-popping anemones. — Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midden

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When selecting a car vacuum, Koukia suggests considering battery life, weight, suction power, dustbin size, and attachments.

— Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Plus, its dock automatically empties the dustbin, washes and dries the mop pads, and can go up to 65 days between dustbin changes.

— Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 June 2026

Definition of dustbin

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Excessive amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus from synthetic fertilizers and cow manure are then carried into the river by water and sediment runoff.

— Hannah Smith Updated July 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026
This is the regenerative cycle that mimics the way ecosystems are designed to work–Organic food to organic manure to organic soil.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of manure

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A couple of years ago, the three members of mary in the junkyard flew to New York City from London with no plan other than to play for whoever would have them.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 7 July 2026
Being joyful there — in the Dominican Republic, where small shacks and houses pieced together by junkyard scraps sometimes hold families with over a dozen members — seems incomprehensible.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 June 2026

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Mouse poop is usually left in a trail along the rodent's path, while guano is found in piles under roosting spots.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
The accumulation of guano can cause the growth of the histoplasmosis fungus, which can cause severe respiratory problems in humans.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 24 June 2026

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Residents of Val Verde, a tiny town north of Los Angeles, claim Downtown LA Law Group used a cowboy recruiter to find plaintiffs for a lawsuit about a local landfill.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Once derided as 'Garbage Island’ because of its overflowing landfills, Taiwan has reinvented itself into a global model for green tourism.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.

— Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
The team ended up with a jar of elephant dung scent.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026

Definition of dung

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The intense, carrion-like odor of the slime attracts insects, which then eat the slime and excrete it, with the spores later germinating in the excrement.

— Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
Nutrient inputs include decaying leaf litter and bird excrement that are deposited in the pool directly, along with fertilizer runoff and sewage, which enters the Potomac River and the Tidal Basin.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026

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