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drilling

[dril-ing] / ˈdrɪl ɪŋ /
















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It must have made an impression on a teenage boy parading and drilling in a uniform on the outskirts of West Point.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

But, wearing his school uniform, the 18-year-old told AFP that despite the jitters he thought he would do well, having spent the last year drilling practice questions.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The company’s flagship Delfi cloud operating system acts as a collaborative space where remote teams at an energy company leverage machine learning to eliminate workflow bottlenecks and significantly speed up drilling cycles.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The sediment cores came from the Cretaceous Continental Scientific Drilling Project, an international drilling effort launched in 2006 by Prof. Wang.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

All week, Henry had been mercifully preoccupied with drilling a well out in Smith County, which kept him away for long hours.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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