reclamation

Example Sentences

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When Cyrus Chan decided to organize a protest against a proposal on land reclamation and building waste-processing facilities in March, the changes were not subtle.

From Seattle Times

But after decades of mining, companies have barely started land reclamation and regulators, policymakers and Indigenous communities are struggling to decide how best to deal with the waste.

From Reuters

The Ffos-y-Fran land reclamation scheme won planning permission in 2005 and work began two years later to excavate 11 million tonnes of coal across a site the size of 400 football pitches.

From BBC

Whereas Lemon, somewhat less radioactive, “could be a good reclamation project” for a network or broadcaster seeking a familiar face.

From Washington Post

Outlier and insider, he’s a figure ripe for reclamation.

From New York Times