chisel

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KYIV, Ukraine—It was late January, and an elite Ukrainian team grabbed their tools for a special operation critical to their country’s resistance against Russia: an underwater drone, a hammer and a chisel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

“CMS is continuing to chisel away at higher spending associated with coding intensity,” says Tricia Neuman, executive director for the Program on Medicare Policy at KFF, a health policy nonprofit.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Nonato laid his chisel against the mortar and gingerly began to tap the top of the tool with a hammer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

Finally, he was able to chisel out the embedded trunk handle to open it, clambering in and driving his Model Y Long Range S.U.V. five miles to the closet supercharging station.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

I drive the chisel into a groove and hit it hard with the hammer, taking off a big chunk of rock, then another.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson