dumping

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When Adam Dunlop and his young family built their dream family home in the Northern Irish countryside, they never imagined that the fields around their idyll would become an illegal dumping ground for dead animals.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Since then, more animal dumping incidents have been reported to authorities in the Clogher Valley area.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

“This stretch is a common dumping ground,” she told me, eyes hidden behind sunglasses under a floppy sun hat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Investors were already dumping the stocks over worries that ultradiscretionary purchases like Tiffany necklaces and Birkin handbags might be jettisoned by consumers once missiles started flying in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

I wait for the dumping to begin, keeping my eyes on Terrell, but this other kid I don’t know approaches first.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick