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trunks

noun

plural of trunk

as in bins

a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things threw the rest of her books and tapes in the trunk and closed the lid

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Recent Examples of trunks If a child goes missing, immediately check all vehicles, including the floorboards and trunks. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 This was a future all the lodgepoles around it shared, the fluorescent marks at the same height on the trunks. — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 This came in the form of bags and trunks wheeled along the sandy catwalk. — Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Xavier Wells, 18, was last seen on Horn Island, located 10 miles off the coast of Mississippi, on Saturday, July 4, wearing blue swim trunks, no shirt and sunglasses, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 If freezing temperatures are predicted, pick any ripe fruit and cover the trunks of young trees with burlap or newspaper to insulate them. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026 The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 The maison snatched up Orlebar Brown, a British luxury resort-wear brand known for its swim trunks, back in 2018. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 2 July 2026

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Sacramento’s Recycling and Solid Waste Department will inspect about 5,000 residential curbside garbage bins from July through September to check whether residents are properly separating recyclables, organic waste and trash.

— Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Meraz said a smoldering projectile from one of the many booms and bangs that kept his sons awake must have landed in one of the trash bins, causing the fire to ignite.

— Noah Daly July 11, Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2026

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Access to another exit near the kitchen might also have been narrowed by shelving units and lockers, said Kittharath, who visited the scene Monday morning.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
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

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Ify purposefully fails those rooms to reach the final game, Bluff Box, in Room 8, where Parlor Room host Becca Scott presides over two small blue boxes.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Warren has since expanded it to include more than keychains and has transformed the little library, adding a shelf, little boxes to separate items, and a door.

— Mary Eber, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of boxes

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Women slapped their heads with their hands in mourning, while men beat their chests in unison, a tradition observed at Shia Muslim funerals.

— Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026
According to the complaint, the scrolls had been tucked beneath clothing and textiles inside two chests.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026

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