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Witnesses later told police that Zigler and the second shooting victim attacked Lambert’s father, striking him with a garbage can shortly before the shooting, authorities said.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
The show then showed clips of Trump referring to America as a garbage can.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
The toilet, the jammed commuter train, the garbage can, all replete with loneliness.
—Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
Where the garbage can is located and what kind of waste goes into it should determine how often it should be taken to a garage or outdoor receptacle.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
The show then showed clips of Trump referring to America as a garbage can.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
The toilet, the jammed commuter train, the garbage can, all replete with loneliness.
—Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
Where the garbage can is located and what kind of waste goes into it should determine how often it should be taken to a garage or outdoor receptacle.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Garbage can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20can. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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