drilled

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On the other hand, oil -- whether imported or drilled locally -- is a global market, argued Clement Isong, former TotalEnergies executive and current CEO of the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Army researchers once drilled into the ice while attempting to conceal nuclear missiles.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

The conservation group has taken issue with the Colosseum Mine, where workers drilled for gold and silver until the 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The authors then drilled down even deeper and looked at shot-level data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Mom had drilled bike safety lessons so far into us that we couldn’t imagine it any other way.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon