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drilling

[dril-ing] / ˈdrɪl ɪŋ /
















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Arteta didn't need to spend half the pre-season drilling them with his methods like a new manager has to.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

And drilling too much today could produce its own bust tomorrow.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Musk’s drilling company, The Boring Company, is based in Bastrop.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

The construction workers stumbled across the hidden trove of gold bars and coins while drilling to lay new sewage pipes in the property in east Flanders earlier this week, local media report.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The first bolt of white heat missed, drilling a hole in the wall that sent up a strange cloud of dust.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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