polishing

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SpaceX, and the two big artificial-intelligence plays, Anthropic and OpenAI, are in various stages of polishing up their prospectuses and going public.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The fossil jaws showed extensive chipping, scratching, cracking, and polishing, all signs of a strong biting force.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

The “To be, or not to be” monologue came across as a rhetorical set piece that Hamlet has been polishing for ages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

"I'm quite sure there are people... who are polishing their shoes and tightening the knot on their ties to step forward should that vacancy occur or be forced," says Farr.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

At one of these ends there was an enormous camera on wheels, and a whole army of Oompa-Loompas was clustering around it, oiling its joints and adjusting its knobs and polishing its great glass lens.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl