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
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
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
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
