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
Channels deepened through regular dredging would greatly increase the overall volume of fresh water in the delta.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The Great Valley Farm Partnership, a coalition of Central Valley farmers and water agencies, has identified 75 miles of channels, mostly in the southern delta, as priority areas for dredging.
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
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
