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knapped

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past tense of knap

as in carved

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What's more, that hostility that led lawmakers in Indianapolis to kill state funding for public broadcasting no longer seems carved in stone.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 26 July 2026
For many the agency has lost its way (unless your public comments serve to restrict gopher tortoises, or applaud bear hunts or cheer for a high-speed roadway carved through conservation lands).

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

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The story of this sport is told inside that room — in so many ways, through the tales chiseled into those plaques and the portraits of the men who weaved those tales.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2026
For Yard Act’s 2022 debut, The Overload, the quartet chiseled flamboyant caricatures of British life and portrayed their flawed country with an abrasive, punishing tone.

— Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

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Page, tall and sculpted, with elegant white hair and a matching beard, is like Ian McKellan crossed with Christopher Lee.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 July 2026
The new exterior takes the Sterrato’s already sculpted visage and adds some serious brawn, which can best be seen in the fenders and the roof, which now sports a scoop.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

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In most times and places, authorities have hewed more to slaveholders’ conception of free speech as a limited privilege than to abolitionists’ assertion of an absolute right.

— Paul Quigley, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
His tenure lasted until 1962, during which time he was joined by the notable poet and critic Edwin Denby, whose work hewed rather firmly to criticism.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026

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At the same time, the data shows, courts have severely cut the length of time many people are getting to prepare for complex immigration proceedings, from about six months to often just a little more than a month.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Using a paring knife, mark a smaller square inside each pastry square, leaving a 1/2 inch border (do not cut all the way through the dough).

— Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

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