etch
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And if it does end up being blocked by the courts, he still managed to etch out a win.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
It took Knight less than a year to etch her name into the history books, having seamlessly filled the void left by Edwards both as a captain and the team's most reliable batter.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
As chip makers look to add manufacturing capacity to meet steep demand, deposition and etch technology are driving Ichor’s growth, Shi said.
From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026
Crane engravers like 33-year-old Spencer Goodrow etch fine lines into copper plates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Fracture lines etch the surface of the glass box as if a body fell from the sky and landed on it.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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From “Down goes Frazier!” to “Do you believe in miracles?” each one is a master class in timing and brevity that etches one singular moment straight into legend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
A weekend the Mercedes driver etches his name into the history books as the youngest driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
At her packing house, durians are passed under a laser that etches a serial number onto the skin of each fruit.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2024
As the gas etches away at the silicon unevenly, pits are created on the surface of the silicon.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024
A frown etches at the corners of his mouth.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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One date is etched into Richard Ganjavi's memory: 6 August 2024.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
New York remains a restless town where you can get a steak dinner and a tattoo of Joey Ramone with Joe Franklin etched on your back, long after quitting time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The herky-jerky, unceasing Children of the Hydra’s Teeth are all memorable menace, their details etched deep into the film stock by the punishing midday sun of the Mediterranean.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Farther downstream, the devastation was etched into the shattered landscape of Devighat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
To their right, the Phlegethon split into branches that etched the plain, widening into a delta of smoke and fire.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Read: There have been updates over time, but the original glass etching featuring a mythical unicorn remains on a window in the study.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Coast and Geodetic Survey—represented here by topographical views of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands in California—Whistler learned the art of etching, which would prove essential to his creative process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
The event includes Woman with an Arm Tattoo, an etching depicting Sue Tilley, and runs until 13 September.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Until now, most MXenes have been produced using chemical etching, a process that leaves a mix of surface atoms such as oxygen, fluorine, or chlorine scattered randomly across the material.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026
There was an etching of frost forming along the corner of the window, the glass doing little to keep the bitter fingers of winter from finding their way inside our railcar.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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