dump on
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The other two sites earmarked for clearance are a 20,000-tonne dump on an industrial site in Sheffield and a 10,000-tonne tip in Hyndburn, Lancashire.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
Merchan also scheduled a hearing to discuss questions about federal prosecutors' recent evidence dump on March 25, the previously scheduled start date for the trial.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2024
The photo below, taken Wednesday morning, shows the storm system reaching the West Coast and beginning to dump on Northern California, Oregon and Washington.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
I bring up the South End cities not to dump on them — that’s my old stamping grounds, where I got my start as a reporter for the now defunct Valley Daily News.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
I wondered if Maxie had some magic control over the weather, the ability to protect herself but dump on me.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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