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as in to imprint
to produce a vivid impression of
a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind
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Recent Examples of engrave
Each guest takes home a 50ml spray bottle of their creation, with optional bottle engraving available.
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Since Europeans considered literacy a crucial marker of civilization, the engraving highlights English hopes that Indigenous Americans could rapidly embrace the colonists’ culture.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 25 May 2026
All are produced using combinations of gemstones, enamel and engraving techniques executed with fine Italian craftsmanship.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Danny Estes from Gary, are engraved on that stone.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Since Europeans considered literacy a crucial marker of civilization, the engraving highlights English hopes that Indigenous Americans could rapidly embrace the colonists’ culture.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 25 May 2026
All are produced using combinations of gemstones, enamel and engraving techniques executed with fine Italian craftsmanship.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Danny Estes from Gary, are engraved on that stone.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2026
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Twenty-five years ago, MIT Professor Yet-Ming Chiang bought a tube of glass-etching cream to turn clear glass blocks translucent.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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The star’s one-piece bikini also featured a nude underlay with floral designs etched into the black fabric and a plunging neckline trimmed with a scalloped pattern.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
25 May 2026
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Tower Bridge was inscribed in the history books in 1982, when it was inducted into the National Register of Historic Places.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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An outstanding work of Gothic architecture, the Roman Catholic cathedral (and the historic city center) was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1988.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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But even these trails, like the ones Vernon carved out with friends near his home in Bella Vista, have had a positive effect.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The pieces, from 2019, were originally carved from oak trees and then cast in bronze.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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“Engrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engrave. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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