dumping ground
Example Sentences
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That move also helps Mexico avoid becoming a dumping ground for cheap Chinese goods.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
Cao, who moved to Germany about a decade ago, worries Europe is becoming a dumping ground.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Suddenly, therapy becomes less of a place to work through her problems and more of a dumping ground for her anxieties, the only space where she’s allowed to unload without judgment.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025
Pro-democracy activist Lucky Lukhele says the country must not become "a dumping ground for criminals".
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025
In truth, the American colonies were as much a dumping ground as an escape, a forgetting place.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
