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
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
