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as in to imprint
to produce a vivid impression of
in just a few pages the writer etched an unforgettable portrait of one of the more remarkable First Ladies
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Recent Examples of etch
Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Only a handful scientists on earth ever earn the distinction of winning a Nobel Prize, a once-in-a-lifetime achievement forever etched into the annals of history.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 8 July 2023
China’s loudest complaint: It is blocked from buying a machine available only from a Dutch company, ASML, that uses ultraviolet light to etch circuits into silicon chips on a scale measured in nanometers, or billionths of a meter.
—Joe McDonald, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
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Larson believed the contraption would flag false answers via distinct fluctuations etched by a stylus onto a revolving drum of paper.
—Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Only a handful scientists on earth ever earn the distinction of winning a Nobel Prize, a once-in-a-lifetime achievement forever etched into the annals of history.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
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Both etch sentences as precise as an Olympic skater’s figure eights; both wield their scalpels for insight beneath the baggy skin of domesticity.
—Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 8 July 2023
China’s loudest complaint: It is blocked from buying a machine available only from a Dutch company, ASML, that uses ultraviolet light to etch circuits into silicon chips on a scale measured in nanometers, or billionths of a meter.
—Joe McDonald, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
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To track the flow of and payment for goods, tradespeople then used cylinders with designs engraved upon them.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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The brand will also soon launch a range of hair accessories including hair clips and pins, that can be engraved with initials, giving Buly’s popular lip balms and soaps a run for their money as go-to Christmas gifts.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Apple dressed up our sample with a nano-texture glass layer whose microscopic etchings scatter ambient light.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Although Picasso had little formal training, his curiosity drove him to explore etchings, lithographs, aquatints and linocuts.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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Once the elections are over, some of those names fade into obscurity whereas others become inscribed in history.Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Unlike most Nabatean temples, which are inscribed with text written in Aramaic script, this one has an inscription written in Latin.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Other art pieces on display include lithographs by Aristide Maillol and Joan Miro, an engraving by Pierre Bonnard and photographs by Peter Schlesinger and Wolfgang Tillmans.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
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An undated engraving depicting Abelard reading to Heloise.Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
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The Japan Times reported that the letters were carved into a wooden pillar of a traditional entrance, known as a torii gate, at the Meiji Shrine.Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Teams can carve out time to learn their team members’ style of both giving and receiving feedback, which may help foster empathy and understanding among team members.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The volumising, panoramic mascara has a similar inky black appearance as the nail polish used at Marc Jacobs, but instead, a thick, contoured brush is used to sculpt and coat each lash.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Their access to the internet has sculpted their purchasing behavior.Zsuzsa Kecsmar, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Such playoff pushes are an annual ritual under coach Kyle Shanahan tracing to the 2019 season, which opened … here, when defensive back Nick Bosa made his NFL debut on a tender ankle and the 49ers launched an 8-0 start.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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An investigation followed that would eventually trace the user name to a man who was posting to Reddit using the Internet at U-M. That man was Sissel.Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Etch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etch. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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