dump

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Fifty-five years ago, increasingly restive global central banks wanted to dump U.S. dollars for gold in a vote of no confidence in America’s policies.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Once the spears are gone, most of us dump the cloudy green brine straight down the sink without thinking twice about it.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

The contaminated Mobuoy dump at Campsie in County Londonderry, discovered in 2013, was used to bury thousands of tonnes of rubbish at a site spanning more than 100 acres.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Crews could not “get anything into the compromised tank because, the theory is, the product was starting to solidify and it gummed up the dump valves,” McGovern said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

We wanted to surprise them when they came home, so we frequented the public dump on early Saturday evenings to look for discarded paint and linoleum to brighten the inside of our house.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez