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dredging

VERB
deepen
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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

"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

Experts say the river needs dredging, desilting and measures to restore its flow for agriculture.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Prétat said Chinese researchers might well have been focused on conservation, but that the data they collected could also help plan future construction or dredging.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

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

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor



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