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dunghills

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plural of dunghill

as in manures

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Even manures, unless composted,can contain ready-to-sprout seeds.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Use of animal manures and human waste to boost crops goes back even further in time.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026

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Additionally, six facilities were cited for health food violations including old rodent droppings on the floor near chicken packaging and shelled eggs stored improperly.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Thirteen droppings were on the floor around the dishwashing area and eight on top of the dishwasher.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

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As feminists fought patriarchy’s attempt to render women vulnerable socially and leave us dependent on men for money and more, the all-too-human inevitability of vulnerability and dependence got lost in the muck.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The film could have only benefited from narrowing its scope away from all the government muck, an attempt to flesh out a mythology for its villains that are scarier simply as faceless, mysterious weapons of mass destruction.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026

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