dumps

Example Sentences

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Shares of gold miners have been in the dumps this month, as investors have expressed fears over how the Iran war will tarnish the value of the precious metal.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

In retaliation for propaganda dumps, North Korea in 2024 sent scores of trash-filled balloons to scatter waste across the South.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

One very exciting year later, all of that is back in the dumps.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2026

In total, it said, it had stopped activity at 743 illegal waste sites in 2024/25, of which 143 were high risk, but that 517 active dumps remain.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

“But the fact remains that those ammunition dumps are still standing. You know very well that I don’t approve of Colonel Cathcart any more than you do.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller