dumps
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Its landscape is dotted with ruins of 19th-century fortresses and munitions dumps, from a time when Japan was waging war on China and Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
People living in informal settlements built on mine waste dumps are falling ill and more "houses will crack and fall into sinkholes", he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced the latest crackdown on illegal waste dumps - and the LGA is now calling on the government to take urgent action on dealing with white goods too.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Cole is a former cop who feels guilty about his father’s death, a backstory as lackluster as the exposition dumps that blurt it out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Babs dumps everything onto hers, plus some pepperoni —for good measure, she tells me.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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