drilled
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To construct it, researchers drilled deep holes and lowered long strings of sensitive light detectors called photomultiplier tubes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
This principle was drilled into me in my first job, working on ballistic missile defense systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Blasted into 1.9 billion-year-old stable bedrock in Eurajoki in southwestern Finland, the geological repository will house spent nuclear fuel in holes drilled into the bedrock, where it will remain harmfully radioactive for thousands of years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Hurzeler has drilled his Brighton side to play with high intensity, both on and off the ball.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
With plaques drilled into them, from the days of the American Revolution, the one promising freedom and the right to pursue happiness.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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