dumping
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Far out in space, where geostationary satellites orbit, a half-dozen school-bus-size satellites crack open and start dumping barium, lithium or sodium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
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
This is the result of an unregulated open dumping system that has become widespread in Indonesia.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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
"Not much," he said, dumping out the contents onto the kitchen table.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
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