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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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Its Omnicyclone station uses bagless cyclonic separation to empty the vacuum's dustbin directly into a washable container, eliminating the need for recurring dustbag purchases.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
While Betamax was considered the superior technology, it’s been relegated to the dustbin of history.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of dustbin

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Meanwhile, without the animal manure that farmers once used to enrich the soil, the farmers’ seedlings struggle to germinate.

— Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
People tend to think of waste as trash, sewage, slag, manure and other seemingly useless or disgusting substances.

— Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

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The following day, detectives obtained a search warrant for Metayer’s phone records, which placed him at U Pull It Davie, a self-service junkyard the day after the crash.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
With the rising number of launches, the orbit is slowly turning into a junkyard.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

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The pink tint of the guano reveals the balance of krill and fish in the penguins’ diet, allowing scientists to monitor the remote colonies and observe how the decline of Antarctic sea ice is altering the region’s food web.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Ocean-going seabirds feed at sea, return to the cliffs to breed, their guano transporting marine nutrients onto land and fertilizing the ground below.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of guano

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Along with accelerating energy efficiency in homes and buildings, and increasing cleaner mobility, one of its strategies to get there is a three-year plan to divert 15% of waste from landfills.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Additional sustainable aspects include passive cooling, zero landfill waste, and renewable energy.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of landfill

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During the first re-inspection, the inspector saw about 10 pieces of rodent dung under the air-conditioning unit, seven in the hallway by the back door and three under storage by the hallway bathroom.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
In southern India, for example, villagers are allowing – and even paying – herders to use their land in exchange for dung, the natural fertilizer that farmers need to produce higher-value organic crops.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

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