dredging
Example Sentences
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"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
The extraordinary speed of this dredging operation is probably some kind of world record.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
He knew its flaws, its many flaws, but believed that with a lot of deft dredging and sculpting, the park could be transformed into a landscape unlike any that had ever seated an exposition.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
