- present participle of dump.
dumping
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Far out in space, where geostationary satellites orbit, a half-dozen school-bus-size satellites crack open and start dumping barium, lithium or sodium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Investors are dumping shares of the best-performing stocks — mainly semiconductor names — and shifting their money into financials, healthcare and consumer staples.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
The answer can be found at open dumping sites across Tangerang, including in the areas surrounding the actual landfill, which have precipitated the growth of noxious trash mountains within a hundred metres of people's homes.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
"By reusing plastic waste that is already in Hawaii, we can reduce the environmental and economic impacts of transporting waste plastics from the islands, incinerating it or dumping it in Hawaii's overflowing landfills."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
I was relieved to not have to go to the moon house, or walk Vonetta there and stand guard, or carry Fern’s pot there for dumping.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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