dumps
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Much darker and more twisty than the weepy trauma dumps “It Ends With Us” or “Reminders of Him,” “Verity” is high camp with a wink, a hair toss and just enough bite to draw blood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Also: How to use options around earnings to trade Nike’s stock, which has been down in the dumps for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
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
The garbage dumps had been blown clear of snow and stood out stark and ugly against the white.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
