dumping

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For decades, the Baxter Road owners proposed various defenses to delay the inevitable, from a rock wall to dumping dredged sand, a plan rejected by fishermen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

And that’s why, after the No Kings marches in October, Donald Trump himself posted a video created with artificial intelligence showing him dumping human waste on the protesters.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Data from Vanda Research show that retail investors were net sellers of single stocks on March 23, dumping $20.6 million worth of stocks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

A few days earlier, activists from the group targeted the Ritz Hotel, dumping bags of manure beside its Christmas tree.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

The fall season blew in with a rush of cold wind, the maple trees in the yard flashing orange and then dumping their leaves as if in a hurry to get it over with.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam