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as in to mow
to bring down by cutting
laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins
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The character that hews closest to Caillat’s life is Grover, the sound engineer turned producer on the fictional band’s record.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
The potting shed, whose design is inspired by an outbuilding seen at Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, New York, is used for storage, while the 30-foot by 40-foot barn showcases wood beams hewn by local Connecticut barn builders.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
Artist agents find their roles less vexed, embracing a new value system that hews closer to the way the market actually operates.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Steve Sherman, a research scientist at Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, says Houston’s size and diversity have long created various housing submarkets within it, some resembling Detroit and others hewing closer to Brooklyn.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 18 Oct. 2024
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
The potting shed, whose design is inspired by an outbuilding seen at Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, New York, is used for storage, while the 30-foot by 40-foot barn showcases wood beams hewn by local Connecticut barn builders.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
Artist agents find their roles less vexed, embracing a new value system that hews closer to the way the market actually operates.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Steve Sherman, a research scientist at Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, says Houston’s size and diversity have long created various housing submarkets within it, some resembling Detroit and others hewing closer to Brooklyn.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 18 Oct. 2024
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Ethan was mowing his new yard when Ro pushed her mower into hers.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Often picking up different kitchen jobs and even trying to mow grass for neighbors around the community.Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2024
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Conversely, Path of Exile adhered more closely to that aesthetic, while introducing its own world and lore.Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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This traditionalist vision of the Dad TV show is rooted in the concept of a specific viewer (an actual dad) and revolves around a core set of values to which that viewership adheres.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
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President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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It was even enlarged to incorporate two massive, historic elm trees that would have been felled to accommodate the structure otherwise.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
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Snagging a deal on Woot is about being quick, as these deals don't stick for long, disappearing as soon as stock runs out (which is usually pretty quick).Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
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This one is on sale for $12 for a pack of two and is simple to set up: just stick it in the path of the door at your next hotel or Airbnb and turn it on.Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
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Didn’t Die / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Meera Menon, Screenwriter and Producer: Paul Gleason, Producers: Erica Fishman, Joe Camerota, Luke Patton) –– A podcast host desperately clings to an ever-shrinking audience in the zombie apocalypse.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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There's no real margin of error just in terms of having something that's really festive and luscious, like a sauce that's just thick enough to want to cling to a spoon.Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Hew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hew. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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