hydraulic
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Using heavy equipment including "drilling machines, excavators, hydraulic cutters, and other equipment" on Sunday, they drilled four holes before rescuers descended by rope into the crater.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The process of hydraulic fracturing ekes out oil from older wells, and involves cracking the bedrock several thousand feet below the seafloor by injecting chemical fluids with intense pressure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Diana Martinez, a hydraulic engineer at the water authority in the city of Ciego de Avila, was called into a meeting with interior ministry officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Materials arrive for the day in a succession of 18-wheeler trucks, which are tipped by hydraulic lifts to empty the contents of their trailers onto the 28,000-square-foot tipping room floor.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
I heard the soft groaning of hydraulic pumps as the boom extended.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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