dumping ground
Example Sentences
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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
For years, almost any open space far enough out of sight looked like a why-not dumping ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Rhondda Cynon Taf council said it was "completely unacceptable" that some people had treated the site "as a personal dumping ground".
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
That move also helps Mexico avoid becoming a dumping ground for cheap Chinese goods.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
