drilled
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To construct it, researchers drilled deep holes and lowered long strings of sensitive light detectors called photomultiplier tubes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Blasted into 1.9 billion-year-old stable bedrock in Eurajoki in southwestern Finland, the geological repository will house spent nuclear fuel in holes drilled into the bedrock, where it will remain harmfully radioactive for thousands of years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
During a particularly severe one in the 1950s, many farmers in New Mexico and Texas drilled wells to supplement their river water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Hurzeler has drilled his Brighton side to play with high intensity, both on and off the ball.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Sunny drilled deeper into her math book and smirked.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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