dredging

Example Sentences

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Compared with other projects to increase California’s supply of freshwater, dredging is a bargain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Without dredging, water officials who see storms coming quickly drain their reservoirs to make room for water.

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

Kalt worries some species, such as the eelgrass, will be destroyed by the regular dredging required to maintain a water depth of 40 feet to accommodate the ships for the new terminal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Irian wrinkled her forehead, dredging through her stock of learning.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell