anvil
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To meet these challenges, the team built a diamond anvil cell system combined with laser heating and high-temperature imaging.
From Science Daily • Dec. 26, 2025
So when he duly exclaims “I’ve got it all,” you can practically hear the anvil of ironic doom shifting into position above his head.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
One space had a section in the floor that was likely to have held an anvil as archaeologists found bits of broken metal around it.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025
“Being back in the studio helps give me a sense of normalcy,” Berkofsky said as he hammered the red-hot Damascus steel on an anvil.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025
Anya looked around, hoping Håkon’s ruby head would poke up from behind an anvil.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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