dredge

During one particularly tough patch that summer, the media managed to dredge up every stupid thing I had ever said publicly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

This is a film that serves a purpose, and Jones’ amiable writing and Aramayo’s engaging performance dredge up just enough sentimentality while keeping the movie from seeming overly instructive.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

Rescue teams from Thursday used earth moving equipment on a pontoon to dredge a channel through the sand to allow the animal to escape.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

Mr Owens said he was frustrated he cannot dredge the river, saying "common sense" needed to prevail.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025

He would crack dumb jokes and tell stories and dredge up bits of trivia, anything to make her smile.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Some of the scenes the author dredges up from his deep trawl through Stasi archives are bizarre.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

But, as big moves so often do, the journey dredges up long-buried feelings of discontent and malaise between the couple.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025

Bono dredges up Paul Weller's scathing critique of their band.

From BBC ● May 22, 2025

Sometimes what’s left behind are the dredges of history and time, which Mason resurrects onstage.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

She dredges more of the chicken on a plate of flour.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

And if the dredged mud isn't contained properly, it spills into nearby waters.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Instead, firefighters and public works employees were covering the site inch by inch with soil dredged from a nearby site.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

On April 19, Enchassi felt shaken by the bomb that had just exploded in Oklahoma City, and by the memories it dredged up of his childhood in Lebanon.

From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026

For decades, the Baxter Road owners proposed various defenses to delay the inevitable, from a rock wall to dumping dredged sand, a plan rejected by fishermen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

They were lined with shelves from floor to ceiling, and on the shelves stood—Mrs. Frisby dredged in her memory.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

Underwater dredging risks releasing heavy metals and toxic substances trapped deep in the seabed, which could enter the marine food chain and jeopardise commercial fish stocks, she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

"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

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

He put his mind to remembering the day in Washington, working on details of pictures and statues, dredging up the sound of Miss Edmunds’ voice, recalling his own exact words and her exact answers.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson