dredging

Example Sentences

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The extraordinary speed of this dredging operation is probably some kind of world record.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Without dredging, water officials who see storms coming quickly drain their reservoirs to make room for water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

One of the central claims is that dredging kills protected native salmon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Researchers found that disturbance created by commercial dredging is "widespread" across the lough and "could be affecting the ecosystem".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Over the North Sea in Britain’s Victorian empire, artists, writers and composers were dredging Albion’s Arthurian roots, too.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall