drilled
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Entirely self-sufficient, the National Trust-owned island relies on a combination of rainwater and boreholes drilled into the granite for supplies.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In the past, diesel fuel was poured around the bases of the trees, and grounds staff said last month that they suspected copper sulfate was dumped into the holes drilled near the roots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Any Black person with a job — especially white-collar professionals — had that gospel drilled into them by their parents long before the high-achieving Shonda Rhimes immortalized it in her show.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
The site is also actively being drilled by 14 drilling rigs from producers including ExxonMobil, Diamondback Energy and Double Eagle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
What would happen, for example, if you drilled a tunnel down through the centre of the Earth and then dropped an object into the tunnel?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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