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She also had silver earplugs threaded through with silver hoops, an awl covered in silver—and a companion: a middle-age man laid to rest in the same jar with a fraction of her wealth.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 4, 2023

"Wagner is not a piece of slippery soap which the bureaucrats have got used to shoving all over the place; Wagner is an awl, a stiletto that you cannot hide," Prigozhin said.

From Reuters ● May 28, 2023

With a screwdriver or an awl, poke into the wood; if it goes in more than ⅛ inch, rot has probably begun.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2022

And maybe — maybe — she doesn’t get the awl.

From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2022

Taking out his pocket knife, Seth used the awl to punch holes in the lid.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

“Of course, I had ice awls with me, around my neck,” in case the ice cracked and he had to perform a self-rescue, Widgren said.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2021

“I hear that pretty much every day,” Treft said, in a back workroom filled with assorted hammers, awls, jerk needles and heavy wax thread.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2021

“I require a lot of tools — chisels, razor knives, awls — plus water, rolls of cane, rush, cord, rattan and wicker. It’s messy, so it’s perfect to work down there,” she said.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2017

They scrape old layers of varnish and wood with awls, planes and other tools.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2015

To further proclaim their status, wealthy Olmec carved deep grooves into their teeth and pierced their nasal septums with bone awls, plugging the holes with ornamental jade beads.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann