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dump on

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verb

  1. informal (intr, preposition) to abuse or criticize

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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

A significant data dump on inflation comes tomorrow.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

“Every hurt is not trying to exterminate you,” Ross said in the book. “but you dump on the person accessible to you because you can’t get at the past hurt that’s inaccessible.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2022

He felt like sitting next to his dad in his old truck on the way to the dump on Sunday morning.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

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