hewing

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Hewing to the text, Mr. Lloyd elicits effective and affecting performances from the cast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025

James Hewing, museum director, said: "Dave was a beloved figure in both motorcycling and entertainment."

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

Hewing toward Celtic folk — tin whistle and all — before majestic electric guitars storm into the mix, the tune finds both Le Bon and Parton demonstrating deeply moving vocal vulnerability.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2023

Hewing to his signature line, a thin black dance of ink so kinetic that characters seem to have soul, Booth drew offbeat scenes that feel as warm as the down-home bathwater of his universe.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022

Hewing Their Way to the Mohawk Valley.—The immigrants had been promised prosperity; but the English officials were actuated by selfish motives and shamefully exploited the colonists.

From American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod by Bente, F. (Friedrich)