hewing

Example Sentences

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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

Traditional European breweries — like those run by Belgian monks hewing to centuries-old methods — retain the fruity signature of yeast in its untamed, lupine form, he said.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

There are some sour and knotty pieces, that require more hewing and polishing than others.

From Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. by Coleman, Thomas