dumping ground
Example Sentences
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Woolston Eyes, near Warrington, was previously a dumping ground for dredging from the Manchester Ship Canal.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
A community garden has replaced a drug market, a library stands where an unofficial dumping ground once accumulated milk crates, and formerly deserted blocks now have families moving in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Later that month, further concerns were raised after an illegal dumping ground, described as "an animal graveyard", was discovered just outside Augher near a newly built family home.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
“We’re absorbing the pollution so that the rest of the country can benefit from two-day shipping, express shipping. No community should be treated as a dumping ground, especially not Moreno Valley,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
In truth, the American colonies were as much a dumping ground as an escape, a forgetting place.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
