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Slow Horses is a darkly humorous espionage drama that follows a dysfunctional team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 known unaffectionately as Slough House.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 3 June 2025
But the Jackets don’t want to be a dumping ground for bad contracts.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Runoff from roads, factories, and dumping grounds can also pollute water sources used for crops.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
By the sixth century C.E., the site was mainly used as a dumping ground.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 3 June 2025
But the Jackets don’t want to be a dumping ground for bad contracts.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Runoff from roads, factories, and dumping grounds can also pollute water sources used for crops.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
By the sixth century C.E., the site was mainly used as a dumping ground.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for dumping ground
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“Dumping ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumping%20ground. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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