engraving

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At one point, Arkapaw rushed off the engraving platform to retrieve her phone from an assistant to document the moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

More than 40,000 years ago, early humans were already engraving symbols onto tools, figurines, and other objects.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Erbium and neodymium are also important in making lasers for industrial engraving and cutting.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The publishers – Cadell and Davies – paid 20 guineas for the new painting which they planned to use as an engraving in all future editions of Burns' books.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

The man’s name—John Singer—was engraved in the center, and beneath this, written in ink with the same elaborate precision as the engraving, there was a brief message.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers