drilling
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Any analysis that requires drilling or removing part of a specimen permanently alters an object that cannot be replaced.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Since the start of the war, drilling contracts at these companies have picked up.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
The judge ordered the companies to "refrain from initiating, pursuing, carrying out or having carried out any material actions" that would involve drilling, installing infrastructure or extracting hydrocarbons, according to a ruling seen by AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
In Monday's statement, Milei alleged that drilling in the area would violate Argentine law banning resource exploitation without approval from the Argentine authorities.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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
