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dredge up

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dredge up something
1. to remember something from the past. He hates it when people dredge up the crimes that happened here 20 years ago. You're not dredging that old idea up again, are you?
Usage notes: often said about something unpleasant
2. to find something after a lot of looking. We've finally dredged up enough money to have a proper lab with proper equipment.
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to dredge up to 105,000 cubic yards of material from its facility on Steinway Creek, off the East River in Queens, N.
Corps issues dredging permit to Castle Astoria Terminals by Business Wire
to dredge up to 105,000 cubic yards of material from its facility on Steinway Creek, off the East River in Queens, N.
REPEAT/Corps issues dredging permit to Castle Astoria Terminals by Business Wire
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