hew
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These automated strategies routinely buy and sell large quantities of stocks over the course of the year to hew to an index, and any influx of cash into the account will very quickly be redeployed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The deals appear to closely hew to the same lines as the earlier deals with Pfizer and AstraZeneca, which were seen as significant wins for the industry.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
With changes to tax law, the Dec. 31 deadline has become almost arbitrary, yet people still hew to old habits.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 19, 2025
Wiegman's watch notification during hew news conference reminded her of a workout she was due to have.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
Four trees are wanted for the Keel, which all together will measure 146 feet in length, and hew 16 inches square.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
“Superbloom” is a strong record whose failings have mostly to do with context, specifically how closely the album hews to its two predecessors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
The deal hews closely to the template set by the agreement Trump announced with Pfizer late last month.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
DeLone's hews more closely to the classic, which she says is a sort of Rhode Island staple; although the restaurant is located in West Hollywood, their focus is New England-style seafood.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2025
The first act, especially, hews much too closely to biographical exposition.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2024
Out of solid ice Craig hews three long-frozen Egyptians—and is at once caught up into amazing adventure.
From Astounding Stories, July, 1931 by Various
A less-frequent Gallup survey specifically about whether the stock market will rise in the next six months hewed to the same pattern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Selfies were becoming more prevalent as social media grew, and standards of beauty hewed close to celebrity Kim Kardashian’s looks, especially in regards to eye makeup and products used for face contouring.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026
Faithfully adapted into an excellent Hulu limited series, the panoramic tale hewed closely to the details of Hunter’s own improbable family history, highlighting instances of fortitude, resourcefulness and luck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2025
Much of the wood was hand-sawn then hewed into shape with axes, just as the beams were in the 13th century.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
She and Jimmy hewed to the path that was so well- worn that the feet of Negro college graduates like them were trained to walk it almost automatically.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Video released by the US Justice Department shows apparently well-made concrete steps leading into the tunnel, which appears to be hewn from rock and with a concrete floor.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
But when he got it right, his lyrics had an aphoristic directness that made them seem more hewn than written.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Its throwing arm, currently at 12 o’clock, weighs 360 pounds and is not hewn or sanded; knots are visible in the wood.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
Four fresh graves hewn from claylike soil in a historic cemetery where the newly dead are crowding out the old.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
Her hair was white and cottony, and her skin was brown and uneven in texture like roughly hewn wood.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
They point out that the core rate has been more stable than headline PCE inflation, hewing closely to a range of 2.8% to 3% in the past two years.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
Some Chinese magnet makers have appointed compliance officers to ensure their exports are hewing to the law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
But being a politician occasionally requires actual leadership, which means working to persuade voters of the merits of a position, rather than reflexively hewing to public opinion at any given moment.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
I’m sure someone’s meemaw is hewing now about how Saban deserves the ax.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
Axe, Ax, aks, n. a well-known tool or instrument for hewing or chopping, usually of iron with a steel edge:—pl.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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