dredging
Example Sentences
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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
Other dredging programs could also dramatically increase California’s water supply.
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
Researchers found that disturbance created by commercial dredging is "widespread" across the lough and "could be affecting the ecosystem".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Letha, dredging your mind, taking out memories and swallowing them whole.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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