etch
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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
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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
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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
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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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