drilling
Example Sentences
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A previous report described bees drilling into human bones, but not simply occupying natural cavities like these.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Caers founded the Stanford Mineral-X Initiative, a collection of professors and students who use AI to help mining companies improve drilling outcomes, to which KoBold is a minor donor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
It’s still early days in the exploratory push, and actual drilling on new land acquisitions could be years away, Fryklund noted.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Well, you couldn’t stop the drilling after that.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The old fool of an Abbot and his stupid devoted band of creatures were all outside, shoring up gatehouses, drilling, fetching, carrying and generally being good and useful.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
