garbage truck
noun
US
: a truck used to take away garbage that people put outside their houses, buildings, etc., in bags or cans
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That case involved former Portage, Ind., Mayor James Snyder (R), who in 2014 received a $13,000 check for consulting services from a garbage truck company after the town awarded lucrative contracts to the company the previous year.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Madigan talked about his childhood, being assigned to a garbage truck in his youth, and being abused by his alcoholic father before regaling the courtroom with short stories from his political career in Springfield.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
That's how Millgate ended up capturing Kade's joyful reaction to seeing a garbage truck.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Two police officers are recovering, and a firefighter is back on the job after a garbage truck explosion in an Illinois suburb injured them late last week.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Madigan talked about his childhood, being assigned to a garbage truck in his youth, and being abused by his alcoholic father before regaling the courtroom with short stories from his political career in Springfield.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
That's how Millgate ended up capturing Kade's joyful reaction to seeing a garbage truck.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Two police officers are recovering, and a firefighter is back on the job after a garbage truck explosion in an Illinois suburb injured them late last week.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Garbage truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20truck. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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