drilling
Example Sentences
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If he wanted to encourage more drilling in the North Sea, Burnham could also opt to scrap the Energy Profits Level, also known as the windfall tax.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The treatment can stop decay without drilling, injections, or sedation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
While its emissions are lower, drilling and extracting it causes the leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas and the main component of natural gas.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
America’s most prolific drilling region finds itself on the brink of being trapped between an uptick in drilling in response to rising energy prices and not enough ways to get product to market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
“He’s been out drilling in Smith County. Filling in for a tool pusher who got hurt, I think. I’ve been steering clear as much as I can.”
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
