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  • The panel with the trash-can was the best, but only if you knew it was a trash-can.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Webcomic Issue #28: The Power of the Purse 2009

  • In fact, "trash-can mode" is the term Callaway engineers use for the range of harsh frequencies they labor to eliminate.

    The Quiet Importance of Sound John Paul Newport 2011

  • - A holder for plastic bags to reuse as trash-can liners.

    Hints From Heloise washingtonpost.com 2010

  • As the housing collapse has turned into a financial crisis, and the financial crisis into an economic calamity, the government has tried furiously to keep the country free of breadlines and trash-can fires.

    The Fed's Cash Machine 2009

  • As the housing collapse has turned into a financial crisis, and the financial crisis into an economic calamity, the government has tried furiously to keep the country free of breadlines and trash-can fires.

    The Fed's Cash Machine 2009

  • "Although the program has produced nominal savings on costs such as trash-can liners, its main goal is to improve recycling and sustainability," she said.

    Memo to All Staff: Dump Your Trash Sudeep Reddy 2010

  • A new over-the-door shoe organizer can hold spices, trash-can liners, paper towels and other dry goods.

    Hints From Heloise washingtonpost.com 2010

  • As the housing collapse has turned into a financial crisis, and the financial crisis into an economic calamity, the government has tried furiously to keep the country free of breadlines and trash-can fires.

    The Fed's Cash Machine 2009

  • The answer matters because bags that get a second or third use—for instance, as trash-can liners—aren't as big of a drag on the environment.

    A Sack Standoff in the Checkout Aisle Carl Bialik 2011

  • I dreamt I was BBQ-ing chicken over coals spread out on the inside of a metal trash-can lid as others in a post-apocalyptic world looked on.

    My April 2010 Tweet Dreams scottedelman 2010

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