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Later that morning, Seetaram went to a Home Depot and purchased a 96-gallon garbage can.—
Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Oct. 2026 Prison officials said surveillance footage showed Morales and Garcia handed the weapons used to kill Lopez to another inmate, Estevan Saucedo, who tossed them in a garbage can.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Sep. 2026 Grease, crumbs, and a garbage can are found in most kitchens.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
16 Aug. 2026 The leader of anti-immigration party Reform UK is running in an election as the incumbent favorite, and his main opponent is a man dressed as a garbage can.—ABC News,
11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for garbage can