drill
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In Quaise's case, Kelso says, "millimetre wave drilling is really what changes that because we're not using a physical drill bit."
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
The company produces steady cash flows from the royalty payments it gets from companies that drill for natural gas across its 3.4-million acre portfolio, and pays it back to shareholders.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The exercise is part of a standard training drill used by the military across the U.S., she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
For a time-traveler drill, professors had to pretend to be from the past and a partner had two minutes to explain what a cellphone was.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
I stood and wrapped the drill inside the second, unused leaf bag.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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