dredge
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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
Miners hauled in hydraulic equipment to dig and dredge and strip the mountains, polluting the runoff so badly that in 1874, the flatlanders who depended on that water went to court to stop the despoiling.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
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
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