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landfill

[land-fil] / ˈlændˌfɪl /


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One theory suggests a passenger may have been infected at a landfill site on the outskirts of Ushuaia, where tourists often visit to watch birds and where waste attracts rats and mice.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The liberty cities model of fewer regulations, however, has also brought with it the challenge of dealing with a landfill that moved in just outside the tiny city’s boundaries.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Instead of sending it to the landfill, I repurposed the fabric into stuff sacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Araujo was committed to keeping landfill waste from the giant cleanup to a minimum.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

A hundred rats had chased him farther into the landfill, to where human machines screamed and scraped in the trash heaps.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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