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junkyards

  • plural
    of junkyard.
    junkyard
    noun
    a yard for the collection, storage, and resale of junk.

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When Romero arrived at one of these desert junkyards, she says she couldn’t believe her eyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024

He writes other issues the government has not dealt with include the court backlog, fraud against older people, and fly-tipping - which has turned "neighbourhoods into junkyards".

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2023

Autonomous vehicles that are not worth repossessing could be made to drive themselves to junkyards.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

He’d look for parts and scrap in junkyards to repair old vehicles or just build something of use.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2022

A group of men burst from one of the junkyards and ran across the border.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer