etch
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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
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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
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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
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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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