drilling
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Any analysis that requires drilling or removing part of a specimen permanently alters an object that cannot be replaced.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Since the start of the war, drilling contracts at these companies have picked up.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Amplitude’s drilling campaign aims to find natural gas to support its East Coast Supply Project in southeastern Australia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
In Monday's statement, Milei alleged that drilling in the area would violate Argentine law banning resource exploitation without approval from the Argentine authorities.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
On Wednesday, after drilling their way through two dozen questions, they heard a very strange thumping coming from outside the window.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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