drill
Example Sentences
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President William Lai took part in an emergency evacuation drill as part of Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military exercises that are running from August 5th to 14th.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
To stop them in their tracks, Taiwan's military practised blocking the bridge in an hours-long drill that was to end Friday morning before peak-hour traffic.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
However, when you drill down into the data at a local authority level, and take into account children on free school meals, you see a different story.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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
I dropped it on my bed, then fetched a drill from the shop and started fitting screws.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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