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Still in the dumper for its second century in a row: Adolf. Judas and Herod also nowhere on the radar. — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Stingl: Baby's super name Kal-El makes the top 1,000 list, and Melania is coming on strong," 22 May 2018 The city's chief code enforcement officer, Jack Frost, said dumping is tough to prove unless there's a witness that can identify the vehicle or connect the trash to the dumper. — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "Don’t dump your trash on this Anchorage man’s property. He’ll find you.," 24 Apr. 2018 The street, just a few blocks from Germantown Friends School, has been made nearly impassable by a mountain range of construction debris deposited by midnight dumpers. — Inga Saffron, Philly.com, "Germantown residents are fighting to bring down the neighborhood's notorious blight king," 11 Apr. 2018 Hit a few of these dumpers with a staggering fine – how does $1,000 per incident sound? – and those scofflaws would stop making their business our expense. — Ronnie Polaneczky, Philly.com, "Fine councilmembers for dirty districts? Philly should steal this idea and others to stop litter | Ronnie Polaneczky," 2 Mar. 2018 As the new owner of MMN, it’s St. Tropez’s goal to get the failing cable news channel out of the ratings dumper and into the national spotlight. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "Nicole Richie Starts a Squad Feud on Great News — and Tina Fey Has to Shut it Down," 3 Oct. 2017 Dumpers could unload 10,000 tons of material each hour. — Ryan Sabalow, Dale Kasler And Christopher Cadelago, sacbee.com, "‘Lethal arrogance’? Oroville Dam crisis sprang from Pat Brown’s towering ambition," 14 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dumper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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