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dredge

[drej] / drɛdʒ /
VERB
deepen
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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

Rescue teams from Thursday used earth moving equipment on a pontoon to dredge a channel through the sand to allow the animal to escape.

From Barron's • 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

Mr Owens said he was frustrated he cannot dredge the river, saying "common sense" needed to prevail.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 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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