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[ech] / ɛtʃ /


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These systems can etch miniscule circuits onto silicon to create microchips that power AI as well as all sorts of everyday electronics.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Skipper John McGinn lifted the Europa League trophy after a 3-0 victory over Freiburg to etch Villa's name into the history books again.

From BBC ● May 20, 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

Still other presidents seem to treat foreign policy as a legacy play, a chance to etch their names for the ages to a degree that domestic politics just can’t match.

From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026

Freddie tapped the lockers with the metal pen clip he had used to etch the graffiti.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

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

On the wafer’s surface, a chemical substrate called a photoresist reacts to the light, and etches the stencil pattern into the silicon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 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

Some time etches past, and she finally looks at me properly.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Many of the names who dreamed up these wonders are now etched in design history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

The creature eyeing them had the face and torso of an old, bare-chested man, complete with thinning gray hair and wrinkles etched deep into his features.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The declines followed losses by major US semiconductor stocks, after a report said a company was making specialised ultraviolet etching machines to boost China's chip industry.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

The event includes Woman with an Arm Tattoo, an etching depicting Sue Tilley, and runs until 13 September.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Over the past three years Robinson has gotten a jaw-line treatment, abdominal etching, a hair transplant and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 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

Of course, I couldn’t take it back because of the etching, but whatever.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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