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dumping ground

[duhm-ping-ground] / ˈdʌm pɪŋˌgraʊnd /




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Council leader Ann Crimmings said: "The Bwlch Mountain is home to some of our most beautiful countryside, and it is completely unacceptable that a minority treat it as a personal dumping ground."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

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

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




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