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dredge

[drej] / drɛdʒ /
VERB
deepen
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The dredge that caught it was sampling for small shelled animals known as brachiopods during a natural history expedition.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

The state power company was working to restore electricity and authorities promised to help with home repairs and to dredge flooded streets.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Online critics were quick to dredge up comments by a former Argentinian leader as proof of the country’s bias.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Free to set his dredge For trade beyond Chez Maman Now that he’s shucked off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Did I dredge up memories he'd worked hard to forget?

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

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

Such was the lack of food, another crewmate told the court that they had resorted to eating fish and octopus and fish caught by the dredges to survive.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

When their father decides to defend the accused teen, it dredges up past traumas for Charlie and Sam as well as secrets Pikesville residents and the Quinn family have hidden for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025

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

I don’t know why my brain dredges up that image, but when the lights flash on, I jump.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Hysterics dredged up pre-draft nitpicks about the UNC quarterback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

And, because phosphate is a low-value commodity, vast quantities must be dredged to make operations viable, she said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 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

Alex had dredged up the facts from somewhere and spoken them before he knew what he was doing.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

But he added that water demand must be managed properly, adding that ABH is trying to boost the capacity of Batam's six reservoirs by dredging them, with cloud seeding another option in dry periods.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

But the boom in new products is also dredging up some uncomfortable memories: The previous peak for thematic ETF launches arrived in 2021, as the COVID-era market mania was reaching its crescendo.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Long Beach on Tuesday began dredging Alamitos Bay and is moving sand to the beach on the wave-battered Peninsula, using, essentially, a giant hose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Locals say dredging for the port already damaged coral reefs, resulting in a decline in marine life and tourist interest at a popular snorkeling site.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Letha, dredging your mind, taking out memories and swallowing them whole.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor


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