drill
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Chief Executive Mark Selby said the company advanced Crawford from its fifth drill hole through a feasibility study to the milestone federal approval in under seven years, faster than typical for large-scale projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
To investigate wildfire activity from this distant period, the researchers studied exceptionally well-preserved sediment from 4 drill cores.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Those audience shifts are more dramatic if you drill into the generational divide that is once again evident in this year's report.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
“I love the storytelling, how much Vince and I would drill down on making this as authentic as we could in terms of an everyman who has to deal with an insane situation,” Seehorn said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Baugi struck again with the auger, but the snake was gone, and he flung the drill from him angrily and heard it clatter on the rocks below.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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