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For too many years, Fort Lauderdale has been a dumping ground for all the other cities within the county that arrest folks for quality-of-life crimes.
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
Because the quality of the supply is lacking—and because Ghana is not the dumping ground for unwanted duds as previously thought—demand is down by double digits.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Council members said the city of 100,000 had been a dumping ground for homeless projects that were straining the budget and leading to disorder.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Either way, the adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel about life in a theocratic future America was good enough to legitimize Hulu as more than a dumping ground for next-day network shows.
—Alex Galbraith, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
Because the quality of the supply is lacking—and because Ghana is not the dumping ground for unwanted duds as previously thought—demand is down by double digits.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Council members said the city of 100,000 had been a dumping ground for homeless projects that were straining the budget and leading to disorder.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Either way, the adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel about life in a theocratic future America was good enough to legitimize Hulu as more than a dumping ground for next-day network shows.
—Alex Galbraith, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Dumping ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumping%20ground. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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