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The phrase "dredging up" is correct and is commonly used in written English.
It is most often used when talking about bringing up something unpleasant from the past. For example: "I didn't want to dredge up our old quarrel in front of our guests."
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What good can come from dredging up painful memories?
I suppose it was bulldozing the subconscious, dredging up ooze".
It's not always pleasant, or easy, dredging up deep-seated fears for literary purposes.
But dredging up old cases was not a priority in most of their offices.
The man in charge of the move has accused critics of dredging up "old stereotypes".
Ms. Gilot doesn't mind dredging up what must seem like many lifetimes ago.
Talking about feelings and dredging up terrible memories do not interest her.
Dredging up those "forgotten" facts is not just satisfying, it's addictive.
The findings are understandably dredging up raw emotions on all sides.
The psychologists in Texas began, mildly enough, with an experiment dredging up past feelings of envy.
The news media oblige by dredging up the dirt and dishing it.
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