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dump

[duhmp] / dʌmp /




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That’s made some investors eager to dump their exposure.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

The actor also had his blood tested and it revealed 81 different types of PCBs, despite him not having lived near any dump sites.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

One tagline read: “We called our lawyer, and she said you should dump him.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

She gets him within spitting distance of Downing Street just in time for her husband to dump her.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

I dump the pieces into the trash can, then run downstairs to retrieve my other postcards.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

So did I, in contemplation of all the gadgets, guest appearances and exposition dumps the film’s screenwriters, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, mistake for a compelling story.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

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

Nearly 30 suspected illegal waste "super sites", each containing tens of thousands of tonnes of rubbish, have been identified in a new watchlist of dumps in England.

From BBC May 22, 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

Aimee Hall digs into her purse and then realizes she’s the only one doing it once she opens it and dumps a bunch of cash onto the table.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

The government said the new sites identified for clearance contain around 22,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Tropical Storm Lala on Saturday dumped heavy rain on Hawaii's Big Island, with hurricane-force winds and heavy surf expected.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

He began looking into the history of the former landfill site at Stoney Hill, in Telford, where former chemical giant, Monsanto, is known to have legally dumped waste in the mid to late 1980s.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

It dumped stocks to raise cash before seeking out a buyer who could take down the bulk of its portfolio in one fell swoop.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Technically, he’s top banana as president of the eighth grade, even though he only ran for office to impress Suzy Kraft, who dumped him anyway, the day after the election.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

A community garden has replaced a drug market, a library stands where an unofficial dumping ground once accumulated milk crates, and formerly deserted blocks now have families moving in.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Wales was not Monsanto's first choice when it came to PCB dumping.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

So skip the headline about Japan dumping U.S. bonds.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

In a district with the highest poverty rate in the city, residents are concerned about issues including illegal dumping, public safety, a dearth of grocery stores and a sense of being neglected by City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The fall season blew in with a rush of cold wind, the maple trees in the yard flashing orange and then dumping their leaves as if in a hurry to get it over with.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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