drilling
Example Sentences
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First, we’re with Digger on the morning he learns that an ice shelf has broken off his Greenland drilling site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
They raise their forecast for FY 2027 drilling revenue growth to 14% from 13%, but leave margin expectations unchanged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
In the summer of 2025, Lepland spent four months in Gabon coordinating the drilling campaign.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The municipality wasn’t saying, “We want you to stop drilling for oil, or get rid of gas powered vehicles.”
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
He’s completely covered in clay except for the streaks on his cheeks from crying and the hellfire green eyes that are drilling into me.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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