drilling

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Today is shaping up to be a rough one for energy stocks, but less so for the shares of companies that service oil drilling.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

That includes federal permits for development, mining, drilling or logging.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Brain-computer interfaces exist today, but many of them rely on drilling a hole in the skull and implanting a physical interface to allow the brain to communicate with external devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A previous report described bees drilling into human bones, but not simply occupying natural cavities like these.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

In Wasilla there was a place where good tools could be rented, and I found a kind of machine for drilling four-foot-deep-by-eight-inch-wide holes in the ground.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen