dredging

Example Sentences

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The extraordinary speed of this dredging operation is probably some kind of world record.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Other dredging programs could also dramatically increase California’s water supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In the old days, thanks to dredging, salmon still had access to deep channels with the cooler waters that they prefer and bass avoid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Sand dredging in Lough Neagh "may be having broader and more persistent impacts" on the lake than previously thought, according to new research led by Queen's University Belfast.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Over the North Sea in Britain’s Victorian empire, artists, writers and composers were dredging Albion’s Arthurian roots, too.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall