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[duhmp] / dʌmp /




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The manager of the dump was arrested on Monday as part of a corruption probe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Caterpillar’s giant yellow dump trucks have been running autonomously on closed-loop courses in mines and quarries for several years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Cleveland Guardians: Jo Adell didn’t come off the IL, but the addition of the former confounding Angels prospect in an August salary dump has bolstered the Guardians’ outfield — long a problem area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The study found that beneficiaries also were more likely to dump their Medicare Advantage plans in states where supplemental-coverage protections made switching more feasible.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Since he’d been spotted in the dump six years ago, no one had bothered him.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

People living in informal settlements built on mine waste dumps are falling ill and more "houses will crack and fall into sinkholes", he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

The bottleneck in the disposal of white goods has led to fears of increased flytipping as the government starts a major crackdown on illegal waste dumps.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Cole is a former cop who feels guilty about his father’s death, a backstory as lackluster as the exposition dumps that blurt it out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

To keep its head above water, China dumps its excess capacity on world markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The garbage dumps had been blown clear of snow and stood out stark and ugly against the white.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

A video published by The Sun newspaper in July of that year alleged tests were being dumped in a side room.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Even though both rose in the following three years, many dumped bonds in favor of better-performing stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Storms, like the nor’easter that dumped rain from North Carolina to Maine over the weekend, happen.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

The BBC has previously reported on items being dumped next to collection bins or at the shop door.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 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

There is now less pressure on holders of those bonds to hedge their portfolios by entering into derivatives contracts with counterparties who often then offset their own position by dumping Treasurys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"With this research, we're basically taking a major pawn out of the Ordovician Meteor Event and dumping it into the Frasnian-Famennian event, and saying, 'This is where this impact belongs,'" she said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

For decades, Orange County, New York, was a hotbed of illegal dumping, leading to toxins in the soil and water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The couple have joined the Monsanto Contamination Action Group – which was set up for people in Wrexham who live in communities affected by historic industrial waste dumping.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

But by the time he saw me dumping the crabs, there were only two bushels left.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings




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