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knapped

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past tense of knap

as in carved

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The planet appears to have carved a visible gap inside the protoplanetary disk, giving astronomers one of the clearest views yet of planetary formation in progress.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Each stone’s etching is intricately carved on the reverse side.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 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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The two Arts of War statues, called Valor and Sacrifice, were sculpted by Leo Friedlander and cast in Italy.

— Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Sanders’ personal watches, an original cash register, his cutlery set, a bust sculpted by his daughter and a commercial gas range from the colonel’s former residence are among the items up for bidding.

— Dylan Lovan, Los Angeles Times, 28 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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However, a dangerous push to cut these crucial programs, especially in Africa, risks repeating past errors and ceding influence to competitors.

— James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Sears carried it wide, cut inside center-back Rafaelle, and fired past Moorhouse for the goal.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026

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