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