dumping ground

Example Sentences

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Stilwell, who refrains from sharing his first name, operates on Catalina Island, a dumping ground for officers who’ve either botched cases or run afoul of their superiors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

That move also helps Mexico avoid becoming a dumping ground for cheap Chinese goods.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Perry acknowledged the criticism in April, saying "I'm not perfect" and that "the internet is very much a dumping ground for the unhinged and unhealed".

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

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