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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

And even if they are not successful in lifting the World Cup, they can etch their name in history by scoring the most goals in the competition.

From BBC Jun. 21, 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

But he could feel the question-new of it inside his head, almost as if the dragon were using its ferocious little claws to etch a question mark into his brain.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

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

As the gas etches away at the silicon unevenly, pits are created on the surface of the silicon.

From Science Daily Jan. 9, 2024

“How can a tumorous growth be considered art?” someone asks, and the answer goes beyond the dark tattoos that Caprice etches on Saul’s superfluous organs.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2022

A frown etches at the corners of his mouth.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

For starters, “Victory” is his daughter’s name, but both phrases are also a direct nod to the late Nipsey Hussle, who had the same words etched on his face.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Most office dress codes aren’t etched in the employee handbook.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

In the end, our digital presence isn’t etched in concrete; it’s an ever-evolving story.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

The Nazca Lines are a group of geoglyphs etched into the desert sands that date back to between 500 BC and 500 AD.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

A small picture of a furry hamster was etched beneath the title.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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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