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knapped

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past tense of knap

as in carved

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But Beshear, who has carved out a centrist lane before his potential presidential bid, rejected Republican efforts to label the broader party.

— Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
The mahogany wine cellar doors were intricately carved in Monterrey, Mexico.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 for the first time in 2010, and the rocket soon chiselled itself a place in spaceflight history.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
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

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The result looks less like a blade simply ground into shape and more like a form sculpted directly from solid steel.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Hollows haven’t been found elsewhere on planets in our solar system, and with no wind or water to form the thousands of puzzling depressions, scientists want to know what forces sculpted them.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton are examples of authors who hewed closely to writers who had come before them.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 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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North Carolina Democrats in the state’s House of Representatives cut all ties with one of their candidates running for the state legislature after her past social media posts about violence against Republicans came to light.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2026
Krohn put in new sprinklers and fire-safety systems after his last renters moved out a few years ago, then cut a hole between the second and third floors, allowing more light and air to filter through what is now a unified owner’s duplex.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

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