dumping

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Figures obtained by BBC News NI show that there were more than 3,400 waste dumping incidents across Northern Ireland between 2020 to 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

A spokesperson for Mid Ulster Council said the dumping of animal carcasses was "completely unacceptable".

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

Ibni was there the same as every other day, unconcernedly dumping a sack of raw gold into the vat.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw