dredging
Example Sentences
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"We are making efforts to maintain a navigable channel as much as possible -- albeit a narrower one -- so that navigation is not completely blocked," he added of the administration's dredging operations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Husseini said this was usually a result of poor dredging: "The plants in the water are not removed from the root."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Experts say the river needs dredging, desilting and measures to restore its flow for agriculture.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
I won’t claim to know much about the topic of dredging, but of one thing I am certain: None of the candidates in the upcoming gubernatorial election will even mention water, much less dredging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The storm had made a mess of the beach, dredging up everything in the ocean and dumping it on the sand—seaweed, logs, and trash.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
