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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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The etchings are carved into the walls at Gainsborough Old Hall, a residence built by Sir Thomas Burgh II in the late 15th century.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rembrandt’s etchings are also spotlighted at a new exhibition at the Rembrandt House Museum.Layla Ilchi, WWD, 31 Oct. 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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Others will carve out a larger chunk each week, such as 45 minutes to an hour on a Friday afternoon, to catch up with their network and forge a few new relationships.Dr. Kyle Elliott, MPA, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Black Americans, from the post-Reconstruction era to the Civil Rights Movement, carved out outdoor spaces for joy, refuge, and resistance despite systemic exclusion.Essence, Essence, 25 Nov. 2024
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Some are lush with sloughs and tree islands sculpted into teardrop patterns through thousands of years of slow sheet flow.Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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After establishing themselves as rock & roll dismantlers and disrupters earlier in the decade, the band had begun sculpting its sonic whirlwind into somewhat more traditional song structures while still retaining its New York scuzz.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Though the beginnings of the Magnolia enterprise can be traced back 20 years to Joanna’s Waco home store and Chip’s local real estate operation, Fixer Upper is where many first met the Gaineses.Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 26 Nov. 2024
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The company’s origins can be traced back to the Swallow Sidecar Company, which diversified into autos, eventually becoming SS cars in 1934.Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Etch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etch. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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