dumping
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It's a vintage mystery - who is dumping dozens of sauvignon blanc bottles in the lanes between two pictureseque villages?
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
As a result, certain forests have effectively become dumping grounds for rescued animals and are no longer appropriate release sites.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
Investors reacted to the third day of the Iran conflict by dumping U.S. government bonds as oil prices spiked and Middle East hostilities stoked fears of an inflation resurgence.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
The river winds through a region with 10 million people who might not know they’re dumping trash into turtle habitat — or at least don’t know the impact.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
They milked Hazel’s refrigerator for all it was worth, then went door to door collecting from their neighbors, dumping their spoils into the plastic pool.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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