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Because everything’s dumped on the conveyor belt, and then there’s another truck waiting behind it to dump its load, everything has to flow.—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026 Some of these have gone viral on social media, like the drone which was grabbed out of the air before being carried away and dumped on a mountainside at an altitude of 10,000 feet.—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Decentralized solution Raw waste cannot simply be dumped on fields due to the presence of pathogens and its high water content.—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026 Kylie Jenner is still in vacation mode after posting not one but two picturesque photo dumps on Instagram.—Emma Banks, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026 It’s all dumped on the new winner, who sits in a cart in the showers.—Shayna Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2026 According to investigators, the most recent case began on March 23 after police received a complaint that more than 300 tires had been dumped on the property of Temple of Faith Apostolic Church on Glenfair Road.—Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 Every neighborhood is important, even if it gets dumped on by the media.—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 The actor plays Lou, brutally dumped on her wedding day and struggling to get by as a social media copywriter for a tortilla chip company.—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026