dredge
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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
Eventually, two diggers were deployed on Thursday to dredge a channel for the whale to swim into deeper water, and rescue teams worked late into the day under floodlights to save it.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
They then retrieved volcanic rock samples from several parts of the trench system using a chain bag dredge.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
Just five years ago, the same agency—then under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo—had denied the permit, citing the likelihood that it would dredge up toxic material.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
Perhaps one of you, dear readers, with a legal turn of mind can dredge the appropriate clause from memory.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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