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Meanings of disuse quarry in English

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Usage of disuse quarry in English
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Some disused quarries became refuse tips, and a potential source of pollution.
The Guardian
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His body was found in a disused quarry in Newtownabbey on Sunday morning.
The Irish Times
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A dead teenager has been found at a water-filled disused quarry in Northern Ireland.
The Irish Times
4
It has performed work everywhere from village halls to castles, disused quarries to conventional stages.
The Guardian
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The fight continues in Auckland's Three Kings against a planned housing development in a disused quarry nearby.
Radio NZ
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A man's body has been recovered from a disused quarry on Forth Mountain near Barntown, Co Wexford.
The Irish Times
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The body of a man who drowned swimming in a disused quarry has been recovered in Co Kildare.
The Irish Times
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The members are said to hold their meetings in a disused quarry where they can work without being disturbed.
Witchcraft Today
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Concrete company Readymix has posted a significant jump in profits after it sold a disused quarry in Co Antrim.
The Irish Times
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Fletcher Building wants to turn one of its disused quarries into a housing development for up to 15 hundred homes.
Radio NZ
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A man has drowned in a vain bid to rescue a teenage boy in a disused quarry in Northern Ireland.
The Irish Times
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The body of a man who drowned swimming in a disused quarry in Co Kildare was recovered on Saturday night.
The Irish Times
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The two Junior Cert students drowned at a disused quarry where a number of young people were swimming during the good weather.
The Irish Times
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Some 300km of tunnels and disused quarries are closed to the public, but could these spaces play a role in the city's development?
The Guardian
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Last year's event almost did not happen after a disagreement between organisers and the owner of the disused quarry where the event takes place.
BBC
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A bus driver ferrying cast and crew filming a television advertisement at a disused quarry in Wicklow died following a fall, an inquest heard.
The Irish Times