as in drilling
to make a hole or series of holes in
he perforated the sheet with his pencil and put it in his binder
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But drilling new wells takes time.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Sura said this grant and the pending work to be done is a victory for residents in Fort Collins and Larimer County, improving health and environment while also potentially returning some land back to generational owners who previously had to leave the property to drilling.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Darker than silver but not quite as piercing as solid black, black cat-eye tips are edgy and mesmerizing.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
10 Apr. 2026
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Here is an example of a piercing forward run and crisp finish down that side from that fateful afternoon against Granada, not shying away from putting his weaker foot through the ball with the angle closing down.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Williams allegedly became involved in a physical altercation with the K-9 and multiple officers, punching the dog several times in the head and body, Caruso said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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Just like anything short of getting back to the conference finals and punching a ticket to The Big Dance will be grounds for termination for the Knicks roster as currently constructed.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Iranian strikes on the city now appear to be puncturing the cycle, putting pressure on residential and commercial property prices — and on the people whose jobs depend on them.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Perforating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforating. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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