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dumping

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  1. The sale of goods of one nation in the markets of a second nation at less than the price charged within the first nation. Dumping can eliminate competitors by undercutting their prices.

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The agency did not provide any details about how workers resolved the alleged illegal dumping, or any other deficiencies.

From Los Angeles Times

Conditions were further exacerbated by Storm Goretti, which delivered an additional dumping of snow in places along with damaging gales for some.

From BBC

See: Investors are dumping stock-market winners and buying almost everything else.

From MarketWatch

See: Investors are dumping stock-market winners and buying almost everything else.

From MarketWatch

"People are taking advantage of the fact that there's a waste bin and they're just dumping rubbish whenever they want," he said.

From BBC

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