etch

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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

The tech giant has pumped jobs, people and money into the community of roughly 8,000, doubling many home prices and enticing builders to etch new neighborhoods into surrounding hillsides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Shafali Verma was initially dropped from India's Women's World Cup squad but the opener returned as an injury replacement to star in the title win and etch her name in history.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

This is used to etch the intricate building blocks of our modern existence in a process called "lithography".

From BBC • May 18, 2025

Fracture lines etch the surface of the glass box as if a body fell from the sky and landed on it.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson