dumping
Example Sentences
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The same weather system that passed through Indonesia, now downgraded from a tropical storm to a depression, made landfall early on Friday morning, dumping more rain on the already-sodden region.
From Barron's
That’s because a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, which results in storms dumping more precipitation that can have deadly outcomes.
From Seattle Times
By the way, not all the £110m will go to hard up motorists dumping their cars.
From BBC
Clipper Shipping A.S. kept the dumping out of legally required records regarding oil discharge and was convicted of falsifying records as well.
From Washington Times
Southern Water was fined a record £90m for deliberately dumping billions of litres of raw sewage into the sea in 2021.
From BBC
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