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Recent Examples of dunghillIn Shakespeare, Cade’s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill.—
Alex Beam,
BostonGlobe.com,
2 May 2018
When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.
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Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
The team ended up with a jar of elephant dung scent.
Nutrient inputs include decaying leaf litter and bird excrement that are deposited in the pool directly, along with fertilizer runoff and sewage, which enters the Potomac River and the Tidal Basin.
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Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 June 2026
Approximately 3 roach excrement droppings inside of soap dispenser.
To capture the absurdity of OSHA’s influence, Tremaine pointed to how in Season 1 Steve-O jumped off a ladder into a kiddie pool filled with elephant poop.
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Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
2 July 2026
Mouse poop is usually left in a trail along the rodent's path, while guano is found in piles under roosting spots.