dump
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It is expected to dump rain on Taiwan's north and east, and on a chain of remote Japanese islands, before making landfall in south-eastern China on Saturday.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Three dump trucks carried waste away, but firefighters said it would still be days before crews would be able to access the remains of the burned-out interior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
As for stocks, he said the market seems to be saying that it wants to dump anything that looks like an AI loser, along with some “babies with the bathwater,” and it doesn’t care.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
The company announced a new $21 billion offering of common stock in March, leaving it with a staggering $25.4 billion in total stock still available to dump onto the market.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Who knows what bad could happen if you dump them?
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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Also included are the sites of underground gas storage facilities, refineries, fuel terminals, legacy pollution sites, active industrial sites, landfills, dumps and recycling centers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Federal Court judge Stephen Burley described how four large open-pit mines, a railway, tailings dam, waste dumps and a stockpile were strewn across the lands of the Yindjibarndi people in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Welcome to this weekend’s edition of the Surge, a politics newsletter that, in light of the hantavirus outbreak, sadly will be canceling all of our future vacations to rat-infested garbage dumps.
From Slate ● May 9, 2026
Consumers—long the engine of the U.S. economy—feel solidly in the dumps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
On the back step, Miss Celia dumps the cake in a paper sack.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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Some were dumped in Togo without documents, while others, including a bisexual Gambian man, were sent home, according to US court filings.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
They dropped five catches and were dumped out, and they were not much better in their dismal 2024-25 Ashes series.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Last month, investors broadly dumped software stocks as they poured money into semiconductor plays.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
But after moving in next door to the Fortuna rescue, she claimed she saw large objects being dumped into a deep hole on the property, and had a sinking feeling she had figured it out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
I dumped Juanita’s backpack onto the floorboard and sat with my back pressed against the truck’s door, looking at Abuelita as I rubbed my forehead.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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Investors are dumping shares of the best-performing stocks — mainly semiconductor names — and shifting their money into financials, healthcare and consumer staples.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
But the accumulation of methane gas, exacerbated by heat waves and the climate crisis, can turn these dumping grounds into powder kegs.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Online dating remains a popular way people search for a partner but some are dumping the platforms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
"By reusing plastic waste that is already in Hawaii, we can reduce the environmental and economic impacts of transporting waste plastics from the islands, incinerating it or dumping it in Hawaii's overflowing landfills."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
“But maybe that’s just a thing people say when they’re dumping you right before prom.”
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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