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dumping ground

 noun
     
dumping ground [countable]
1 a place where people get rid of waste material
dumping ground for
Rivers have always been a dumping ground for man's unwanted waste.
2 a place where people are sent when no one knows how to deal with them
dumping ground for
The prison has been the dumping ground for difficult prisoners for years.
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