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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On the way to the next stop, a Tenaris steel plant that produces pipes for drilling oil and gas wells, Khanna suggested his industrial bank would be less vulnerable to political attacks that undermined some of the tax credit regimes that came before.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
28 May 2026 -
One of the biggest trends is toward minimally invasive dentistry, which limits drilling when possible.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Despite their drumbeats and piercing loud songs, Inter Miami got off to a miserable start on Sunday in a wild final game before the World Cup break.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 May 2026
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When North was first spotted with a dermal piercing on her hand in September 2025, fans were quick to call out Kardashian, 45, for allowing her preteen daughter to undergo body modifications.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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After a breakup, the teen was spotted punching a tree and behaving irrationally, the declaration states.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Surveillance images of a man accused of punching two people on a CTA train at the Belmont stop for the Red, Brown, and Purple lines on May 25, 2026.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Memories linger from past hurricanes with limbs puncturing roofs, car windows smashed and lives disrupted.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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With the stick shortened, Sweets went into surgery, where vets discovered that the stick had gone into and through the dog's abdomen, puncturing the abdominal wall on the other side, but not the skin.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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“Perforating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforating. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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