drill
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Was anyone skeptical that this was the story to drill down on?
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
"I was getting the craniotomy anyway so they could get the tumour, and to get to the tumour they have to drill a hole," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Norman said he earned a baseball scholarship because he was the first player to step forward during a drill at a college camp.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
To keep the heat output steady, the company might have to refracture existing wells or drill additional ones, says Dani Merino-Garcia, vice president of research at Project InnerSpace.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
It must be that just like Byrd, Ms. Dale doesn’t trust Axel to handle the drill well enough on his own.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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