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dredge

[drej] / drɛdʒ /
VERB
deepen
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In the longer term, Germany needs to dredge deeper navigation channels and develop a new class of low-draft ships, argued Bilger, a member of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 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

Beginning in the late 19th century, California farmers regularly used their own equipment to dredge the delta channels.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Diggers have been deployed to dredge a channel back into deeper waters.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

It’s crazy what a few lines of paint can do: I knew it would threaten the future for Dad, but I had no idea it would dredge up a long-forgotten past for the town.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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

The episode ends with a spooky sequence in one of the abandoned dredges, where Danvers and Navarro follow up on a photo suggesting that Clark has been moving around in the area.

From New York Times Feb. 4, 2024

But other sites, such as The Gamer, said the return to the style of the franchise's earlier games "dredges up problems you may have forgotten".

From BBC Oct. 5, 2023

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

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

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

"Not only were oysters harvested for food from the earliest days of colonization, but the reefs themselves were dredged and the shells crushed and burned to make lime for cement and mortar," she says.

From Science Daily Apr. 6, 2026

He dredged up an old hatred to test himself, and he found the hatred gone.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Letters from 24 people were sent to the Government of Jersey's environment department claiming dredging at St Aubin could harm wildlife and be a danger to people.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Many neighbors are hopeful that the city will proceed with a plan for dredging that would dramatically expand the beach and provide more of a barrier against the waves.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

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

Authorities have recommended measures including providing safer boats and life jackets, dredging waterways, deploying water guards at jetties and terminals, and ensuring boat operators are properly trained and licensed.

From BBC Aug. 20, 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




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