drill
Example Sentences
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A state contractor plugged all 21 oil wells at the AllenCo Energy drill site in University Park, preventing the release of noxious gases and chemical vapors into the densely populated South Los Angeles neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times
We then drilled down into periods when the Federal Reserve was raising the baseline fed-funds rate or when it was cutting the rate.
Jeffrey Bernstein, the founding artistic and executive director of the Pasadena Chorale, drilled the cast on their chorale passages.
From Los Angeles Times
Using this onboard laboratory, scientists detected several intriguing compounds in a drilled rock sample.
From Science Daily
Before Ayton started the drills with the kids at the clinic, dignitaries from the Jamaican and Bahamian Consulates presented Ayton with a proclamation, thanking him for his generosity and kindness.
From Los Angeles Times
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