drill

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Dos Santos, who speaks four languages, is a bit of a mix of LAFC’s first two managers — not nearly as strict as Bradley, the drill sergeant, yet not quite as relaxed as Cherundolo.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

While crude prices have soared, U.S. oil producers aren’t rushing to drill more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The drill grinds rock into powder, which is then delivered to sophisticated instruments inside the rover for analysis.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

The higher prices go now, the more incentive there is to drill — but only if producers expect that prices will remain elevated.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Even though they were already flying combat missions, he made them drill in high-altitude flying and precision dive-bombing.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein