drilling
Example Sentences
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The state’s gas supply is also particularly vulnerable because it has lost much of its drilling and refining capacity in recent years, making it more dependent on fuel from other states and countries.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
It must have made an impression on a teenage boy parading and drilling in a uniform on the outskirts of West Point.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
In an interview, CEO Daniel Herz told Barron’s that the company is capital-light—he lets others take the risk of drilling wells and predicting prices.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The sediment cores came from the Cretaceous Continental Scientific Drilling Project, an international drilling effort launched in 2006 by Prof. Wang.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
The drilling started up again and her footsteps fell in rhythm.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
