hydraulic
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The process of hydraulic fracturing ekes out oil from older wells, and involves cracking the bedrock several thousand feet below the seafloor by injecting chemical fluids with intense pressure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Diana Martinez, a hydraulic engineer at the water authority in the city of Ciego de Avila, was called into a meeting with interior ministry officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Burning natural gas also causes significant air pollution in the form of nitric oxides, sulfur, mercury and particulates, while hydraulic fracturing or "fracking," can contaminate ground water supplies.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
According to the preliminary report, the RAT was providing hydraulic power within about five seconds of the fuel switches being cut off.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
A single bit of sediment coiling in the jar on some slow hydraulic axis.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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