dumping ground

Example Sentences

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There had been talk for years about turning the underappreciated Tijuana River Estuary, part of which was used as a dumping ground, into something useful.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

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

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