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[ech] / ɛtʃ /


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These systems can etch miniscule circuits onto silicon to create microchips that power AI as well as all sorts of everyday electronics.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

And even if they are not successful in lifting the World Cup, they can etch their name in history by scoring the most goals in the competition.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

As chip makers look to add manufacturing capacity to meet steep demand, deposition and etch technology are driving Ichor’s growth, Shi said.

From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026

Still other presidents seem to treat foreign policy as a legacy play, a chance to etch their names for the ages to a degree that domestic politics just can’t match.

From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026

But he could feel the question-new of it inside his head, almost as if the dragon were using its ferocious little claws to etch a question mark into his brain.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

From “Down goes Frazier!” to “Do you believe in miracles?” each one is a master class in timing and brevity that etches one singular moment straight into legend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

A weekend the Mercedes driver etches his name into the history books as the youngest driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

He excitedly explains how he etches the tags with a metal machine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024

It is called Murakami's reagent, which etches away carbon residue and changes the colour of steel in knife making, for example.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024

Some time etches past, and she finally looks at me properly.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Despite it all, his name is etched in NFL history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Patekar portrayed characters that would "remain etched in the memory of generations", Modi wrote on X, adding that his death had left "a vast void in the artistic world".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

New York remains a restless town where you can get a steak dinner and a tattoo of Joey Ramone with Joe Franklin etched on your back, long after quitting time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The herky-jerky, unceasing Children of the Hydra’s Teeth are all memorable menace, their details etched deep into the film stock by the punishing midday sun of the Mediterranean.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

I frowned at the tabletop, which was etched with initials.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The team used an acid etching technique that requires only very small amounts of material to recover molecular information from six Homo erectus teeth while leaving the shape of the fossils intact.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Read: There have been updates over time, but the original glass etching featuring a mythical unicorn remains on a window in the study.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

The declines followed losses by major US semiconductor stocks, after a report said a company was making specialised ultraviolet etching machines to boost China's chip industry.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

The event includes Woman with an Arm Tattoo, an etching depicting Sue Tilley, and runs until 13 September.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

“They move from mountain to mountain, etching their knowledge into the rock: histories, philosophies, songs, mathematics.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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