drilled

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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

Earlier in the fourth quarter, Jared McCain drilled a three-pointer to tie the score at 92-92.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

On April 25, 2026, Curiosity drilled into a rock known as "Atacama" to collect a sample.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

On the other hand, oil -- whether imported or drilled locally -- is a global market, argued Clement Isong, former TotalEnergies executive and current CEO of the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Afternoon, drilled: for two hours, the loading of the guns, and for another two, exercises in the fields, facings, wheelings, evolutions.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson