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hew

verb as in cut

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The first act hews to the documentary in a flatly straightforward fashion.

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Leni’s superior effort, its small liberties notwithstanding, hews much closer to Willard’s original play—a model for what is now called the comedy-horror picture.

Instead of leading with an identity-driven mindset, we will hew to universal principles that help all Americans get ahead.

The intention of the proposed measure is to hew as closely to the county regulations as possible, including provisions that provide flexibility to small landlords, Blumenfield said.

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They dig deep and meandering tunnels - and hew out rocks to sell to mostly Chinese buyers, who then extract copper.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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