- present participle of dump.
dumping
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Read: Investors are dumping AI stocks as ‘tech wreck’ worsens.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
"We work hard to identify those responsible for illegal dumping and will hold offenders to account wherever possible," said Sarah-Jane Brown, group leader for community protection at Cornwall Council.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
That storm made landfall in the same Florida region as Isaias, but remained at tropical storm strength as it moved northward, dumping record amounts of rainfall into the mountains and leading to deadly flooding.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Crews spent days vacuuming the pool bottom after dumping gallon jugs of hydrogen peroxide into the water to abate the blooms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
We stepped into our rubber overalls, pulled on our rubber gloves, and started winching in crab pots, dumping out crabs, and refilling the bait holders with clams.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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