drill
Example Sentences
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Every investor knows the drill: When markets buckle, buy gold.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
As its shale resource matures, U.S. oil production is likely to peak in the early 2030s, with remaining wells becoming more expensive to drill, according to a recent analysis from Enverus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Evidence supporting that interpretation has come from drill cores -- long cylinders of solid rock pulled from deep underground -- recovered from ancient marine sediments in Karelia, Russia, and the Francevillian Basin in Gabon.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
That is a culture shift which Burnham sought to drill into his cabinet at their weekly meeting on Tuesday, still only their third such meeting.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“You should probably know there’s an alarm that accompanies the entire drill from the time you leave your classroom through resting your head here.”
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
Vocabulary lists containing drill
Gold Rush: Mining and Metals
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Unit 2, Week 2
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