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engraving

[en-grey-ving] / ɛnˈgreɪ vɪŋ /


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Twiggs testified that Robinson had asked weeks earlier about using an engraving tool in advance of an upcoming hunting and camping trip with his family.

From BBC Jul. 11, 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

Coca-Cola takes that engraving process a step further with a machine that snaps a photo of the user, then embosses that picture onto the iconic red can of soda.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

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

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

A sliver of palm fiber off the torch handle made a poor enough engraving tool, but it was all he had.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Dundon’s move was widely criticized — and ridiculed — after the Hurricanes on Thursday posted a picture of the engravings on social media.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Some 90 objects from the mid-13th to the early 16th century are spread out in three galleries, along with architectural fragments, engravings and other items, but it is the drawings that captivate us.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

Other objects from the same region also contain similar engravings.

From Science Daily Feb. 25, 2026

However, the scale, content, and placement of the Arabian engravings set them apart.

From Science Daily Oct. 11, 2025

The whole scene resembled one of those engravings from the Middle Ages entitled “A Quack at Work.”

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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