dump
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The rest, we can dump at one of our many overflowing roadside rest stops.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Gowan told Sheen in the documentary: "There was no regulation at the time, they could dump it wherever they wanted to."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
It was a linoleum-floored dump with a dozen or so tables and a bullet hole in the window.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
That refers to when countries overproduce and then dump their excess goods into another nation, potentially putting the importer’s local manufacturers out of business.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
In exchange for garbage dump treasures, Clare provided the rat with mushrooms, freshly chopped and packed from his garden.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Three of the country's worst illegal dumps are due to be cleaned up using taxpayers' money, the government has announced.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
He has seen the classic early 2000s photo dumps on Facebook and thinks "people are romanticising the anonymity of it, as much as the aesthetic".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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
Instead of answering, she dumps the box over, and out spill hundreds of glossy brochures.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Don’t miss: ‘Something snapped inside him’: My contractor boyfriend of 2 years dumped me.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
As investors processed the intervention, they dumped the dollar in favor of gold and cryptocurrencies in a so-called debasement trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Palm oil is widely used in the food industry but when dumped at sea it can become toxic.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The government said the new sites identified for clearance contain around 22,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Expensive furs and clothing and other goods lay dumped in the gutters.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Massie argued that temporarily dumping cheaper foreign beef into the American market could lower prices without giving U.S. ranchers an incentive to raise more cattle.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
A Green Party spokesperson agreed a crackdown was needed, but highlighted that smaller-scale dumping was a bigger issue and called for extra ring-fenced funding.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Within weeks Masino pulled a U-turn, dumping the new logo, dropping the marketing firm behind it and pausing restaurant remodels, bringing back proven sellers like campfire meals and ham dinners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Earlier this year, a prolific waste criminal was ordered to pay £1.2m in compensation for illegally dumping more than 4,000 tonnes of waste across England.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Since we didn't want the bed of the wagon filled right up to the edge, we emptied some, dumping it out on the cement of the patio.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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