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
Pascal Gross fired them in front, Charalampos Kostoulas drilled in the second on the stroke of half-time and Chema Andres' header made it three after the break.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Because there weren’t enough rifles to go around, many early recruits drilled with broomsticks.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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