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etch

[ech] / ɛtʃ /


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And if it does end up being blocked by the courts, he still managed to etch out a win.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

Because of U.S. export curbs, China has access only to previous-generation deep-ultraviolet, or DUV, machines, which can’t etch with as much precision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

It took Knight less than a year to etch her name into the history books, having seamlessly filled the void left by Edwards both as a captain and the team's most reliable batter.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

They had seen some birchbark writing, and they knew that Nokomis could etch pictures into bark, too.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

From “Down goes Frazier!” to “Do you believe in miracles?” each one is a master class in timing and brevity that etches one singular moment straight into legend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

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

It is called Murakami's reagent, which etches away carbon residue and changes the colour of steel in knife making, for example.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 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

Bajash looked on, worry etched on his face.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

A brick archway, leading into Harvard Yard, bearing an etched inscription:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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

August snorts and sits forward, a lopsided smirk etched on his face.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

They also provide sharper images of particle tracks than conventional plastic detectors that require chemical etching.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

They moved away from etching circuitry onto a single piece of expensive silicon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

“Think of the books Hugh Crain hacked apart to make this. Now here is a Goya etching; a horrible thing for a little girl to meditate upon.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson


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