drill
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It pays the miners to leave and spends the savings on a bigger drill.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Margaret confronts the principal and tells him that Carrie was rattled by the drill and that the whole exercise is traumatizing to students.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
“When you drill dry holes, they all hurt,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Shirin Ali: In your paper, you drill down on the president’s efforts to undermine the midterms into three flashpoints: Before Election Day, during the vote counting and certification process, and when the new Congress convenes.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
So far while on Mars, after reading the results from my laser, I have occasionally chosen to drill down into the ground to gather a soil sample.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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