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Recent Examples of drillerThe setup The Sugar Land, Texas offshore oil driller’s stock is relatively flat over the last 12 months, but up more than 20% in 2026 and on the verge of a major breakout.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2026 By the second week of December, the driller reached a depth of 1,450 feet and struck oil sands.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026 The driller responsible for it, Patton Exploration, solicited companies to extend a pipeline to the oil well to capture the gas and evaluated whether the gas could be used to mine bitcoin.—ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025 The new company, called Caturus, is a tie up of two Kimmeridge investments — a Louisiana liquefied natural gas export project called Commonwealth LNG, plus the fast-growing natural gas driller Kimmeridge Texas Gas.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Presley told the Board of Managers that over the last few months, the district has hired 142 uncertified teachers.
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Maven Navarro,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 July 2026
For fans, watching players who are college students, doctors, teachers and company workers is part of the appeal – and a contrast with the Chinese Super League.
In recent years, nursing has become more technologically advanced, another draw for men, says Steven Parsons, a cardiovascular operating room nurse and adjunct instructor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
21 July 2026
Beyond her work in pageants, Malcolm was an actress, television presenter, and dance instructor.
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Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 July 2026