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drilling

[dril-ing] / ˈdrɪl ɪŋ /
















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Long gone are the days when fortune seekers plopped drilling rigs behind the State Capitol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

His support for exploratory oil drilling in offshore waters near the mouth of the Amazon in particular has drawn criticism.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

First, we’re with Digger on the morning he learns that an ice shelf has broken off his Greenland drilling site.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

In the summer of 2025, Lepland spent four months in Gabon coordinating the drilling campaign.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

It said that Governor Thomas Corbett had proposed that the state’s institutions of higher learning should consider closing their budget shortfalls by drilling for natural gas on their campuses.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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