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
“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
“The whole world’s dumping on you. Why would you dump on yourself?”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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