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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

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

This involves using lasers to etch the dye-plate, then using hand-carving tools to refine it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

Still weak from her tropical illness and pressed for time, she was forced to hire others to etch and engrave most of the copper plates based on her paintings.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

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

At her packing house, durians are passed under a laser that etches a serial number onto the skin of each fruit.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2024

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

A frown etches at the corners of his mouth.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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

Farther downstream, the devastation was etched into the shattered landscape of Devighat.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

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

But the days after the tragedy remain etched in her mind.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

The light was gone, but it had etched something onto her wrist that had never been erased, just hidden for years: the indigo ink of a Namwon tattoo.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

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

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

A typical fab processes silicon wafers in batches, moving them together through different stages of printing and etching to build chips layer by layer.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

There is also an etching of Saturn next to the Earth: Our planet is a tiny circle.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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