drilling
Example Sentences
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With few signs of new drilling in the American oil patch, a continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz signals even bigger profits and dividends in the months ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
But a tepid response from American energy producers, as well as technological advances in drilling, suggest the go-go days of the shale boom creating armies of high-paying jobs are over.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
International shale drilling is one of the more interesting plays.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
As the rover pulled its arm back after drilling, the entire rock unexpectedly lifted out of the Martian surface.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Pacing back and forth between our chairs, I promised to stay up nights drilling my sums and improving my vocabulary.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
