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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.

Vocabulary lists containing dumping

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Miller, 53, says he is running because the city needs a strong manager to tackle problems like lagging housing production, homeless encampments and illegal dumping.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

There is no suggestion E and O Laboratories were involved in the illegal dumping.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

He told me the city has to do a better job of educating people about illegal dumping and how to report it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Investors are dumping Poet shares after the company disclosed that chip maker Marvell is walking away from a key AI partnership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Slamming it closed, I toss it on my nightstand, which knocks off the folder of Pops’s puzzles, which of course lands on its end, dumping the loose paper every which way.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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