drilled

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The canisters will be lowered into holes drilled in the tunnels, before the holes are filled with bentonite clay to seal them, Parviainen explained.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

He told BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast: "The mentality that head coach Derek McInnes has drilled into the team is just phenomenal - they are a unit."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

In a dried-up riverbed, there’s a rock with a freshly drilled hole in it—the handiwork of NASA’s Perseverance rover, which touched down in Jezero Crater in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

A batter later, the Rockies’ diving third baseman Karros made a nifty play to throw out Teoscar Hernández after he drilled a ball up the line — holding Freeman at third in the process.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

When at last they gave up, nineteen years later, they had drilled to a depth of 12,262 meters, or about 7.6 miles.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson