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dredging

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

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

However, out on the disputed reefs, Vietnam has gone on a dredging spree, using the same powerful cutter suction ships as China.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Compared with other projects to increase California’s supply of freshwater, dredging is a bargain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The environmentalist arguments against dredging are at best debatable, if not easily refuted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He knew its flaws, its many flaws, but believed that with a lot of deft dredging and sculpting, the park could be transformed into a landscape unlike any that had ever seated an exposition.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson



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