drilled

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They found that boreholes drilled into the rock release an average of 0.008 tonnes of hydrogen each year, roughly 8 kilograms, which is about the weight of a typical car battery.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Vegas would later go down a man as well, losing Dorofeyev for much of the second period after he was drilled by a Jackson LaCombe slap shot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 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

We won’t know for sure until that drilled rock sample reaches labs on Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Wind circled and drilled into the earth, creating a thin slit.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young