dump
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The storm was expected to dump 6-10 inches of rain on Kauai, with 4-8 inches of rain forecast for Oahu and the Big Island.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
The study found that beneficiaries also were more likely to dump their Medicare Advantage plans in states where supplemental-coverage protections made switching more feasible.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
The rest, we can dump at one of our many overflowing roadside rest stops.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Gowan told Sheen in the documentary: "There was no regulation at the time, they could dump it wherever they wanted to."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The baskets didn't do much to hide the smell, but luckily the trashman would come in his boat that same evening to dump them downriver.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
Its landscape is dotted with ruins of 19th-century fortresses and munitions dumps, from a time when Japan was waging war on China and Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
People living in informal settlements built on mine waste dumps are falling ill and more "houses will crack and fall into sinkholes", he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The bottleneck in the disposal of white goods has led to fears of increased flytipping as the government starts a major crackdown on illegal waste dumps.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Cole is a former cop who feels guilty about his father’s death, a backstory as lackluster as the exposition dumps that blurt it out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Snow falls in dozens of ways, in heavy overnight dumps and daytime, sideways squalls, in demoralizing sloppy sleet and fairy-tale billows of fluff.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
August alone saw two other films of varying quality, “The Last House” and “Don’t Say Good Luck,” all but dumped onto the platform with relatively little to no fanfare.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
It dumped 5.62 inches of rain on L.A. over three days, sent wind gusts of up to 65 mph and resulted in 45 deaths from flooding on land, with an additional 48 deaths at sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Steak ’n Shake dumped vegetable oil—which Kennedy has blamed for fueling obesity and inflammation—in favor of beef tallow, and switched to Grade A Wisconsin butter versus a blend containing seed oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Don’t miss: ‘Something snapped inside him’: My contractor boyfriend of 2 years dumped me.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
But then he pulled out a coin, a Finnish five-mark coin, popped it open with a pin, and dumped out a tiny piece of microfilm.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
The two inspectors “noted the particular odor emanating from the dumping of putrescent food waste,” according to the notice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Massie argued that temporarily dumping cheaper foreign beef into the American market could lower prices without giving U.S. ranchers an incentive to raise more cattle.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
A Green Party spokesperson agreed a crackdown was needed, but highlighted that smaller-scale dumping was a bigger issue and called for extra ring-fenced funding.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Read: Health insurers are dumping Medicare Advantage plans.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Across the fence, I saw Mr. Castellan, the bullfighter, dumping garbage onto his incinerator.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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