drilling

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Since 2000, Turkey has rapidly expanded the number of drilling and mining permits granted, notably for gold and coal.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

These acted as a curb on producers’ capital expenditures, helping reassure investors that companies wouldn’t return to their habit of excessive drilling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

As the rover pulled its arm back after drilling, the entire rock unexpectedly lifted out of the Martian surface.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Brown declared, pulling a handle that started drilling the first hole of soil tests for a subway that planners estimated could be built in just three years.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 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