dumping
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So that protection against a slump kept them from dumping stocks in a panic and subsequent rewinding of that protection provided fuel for the rally in April.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
And you know, there are fewer things in life more vindicating than a guy dumping you and then crawling right back.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
There is no suggestion E and O Laboratories were involved in the illegal dumping.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
His plan involved ordering hundreds of bigger jets from Boeing and Airbus, dumping many of United’s smallest regional jets and revamping the airline’s existing fleet with seatback screens, power ports and more spacious overhead bins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
Dunbar, Dobbs and Hungry Joe just kept dumping everything they could lift out the window with great, howling whoops of happy abandon.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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